Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Katie Pearce
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Light Rail to Start Rolling in June (StarTribune)
- GGW: Did Virginia Pull a Bait and Switch with New Transpo Funds?
- WaPo Catches on to the Fact That DOTs Consistently Overestimate How Much We'll Drive
- Building Urban Roads = Low Return on Investment (Planetizen)
- LaHood Becomes Law Firm Adviser (Chicago Trib, WSJ)
- Why Is America Going Crazy for Mixed-Traffic Streetcars When Europe Isn't? (Next City)
- Real-Time Arrival Data Makes the Difference for Bus Riders (Atlantic Cities)
- Will the Tea Party Sink Light Rail in St. Petersburg, FL? (Creative Loafing Tampa)
- San Francisco Starts Charging Tech Shuttles (SF Chron)
- Miami Herald: Forward-Thinking Planning Consortium Has the Right Ideas
- Baltimore Takes Its "Bike Crusade" Into High Gear (Baltimore Sun)
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