Today’s Headlines
Foxx Praises Obama’s “Bold” Call on Transpo Bill; Shuster Says It’s “Recycled” (The Hill) Co.Exist Features New “Class of 2014” U.S. Mayors Oil Shipments Disrupt Amtrak Service (AP) To Thrive, Boston Must Create Walkable Communities (Boston Globe) Transforming Urban Train Stations Into Community Gathering Spots (Keystone Edge) How Sadik-Khan Changed NYC (Capital New York) Miami Revisits … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:53 AM EST on January 30, 2014
- Foxx Praises Obama’s “Bold” Call on Transpo Bill; Shuster Says It’s “Recycled” (The Hill)
- Co.Exist Features New “Class of 2014” U.S. Mayors
- Oil Shipments Disrupt Amtrak Service (AP)
- To Thrive, Boston Must Create Walkable Communities (Boston Globe)
- Transforming Urban Train Stations Into Community Gathering Spots (Keystone Edge)
- How Sadik-Khan Changed NYC (Capital New York)
- Miami Revisits Plan for Light Rail (Miami Herald)
- Metromode Media: Why Expanding I-94 Won’t Work
- Fresh Ideas Emerge for Long Island Downtowns (Architecture Record)
- Yearn for Livable Cities Extends Worldwide (NRDC Switchboard)
- What Happened to the Guy Who Was Supposed to Lead Detroit’s BRT Movement? (Windsor Star)
- Phoenix Preps for April Bike-Share Launch (Cronkite News)
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