Today’s Headlines
The National Bike Summit Starts Today in Washington President Obama Looks to Urban Rail Transit to Burnish Transportation Legacy (The Hill) Delaware’s Tom Carper to Lead Key Transportation Panel in U.S. Senate (WaPo) Alliance for Biking and Walking Announces “Navigating MAP-21” Workshop Dates for 2014 Seattle’s Bell Street Park Doing Everything a City Street Should (Pedestrian … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:53 AM EST on March 3, 2014
- The National Bike Summit Starts Today in Washington
- President Obama Looks to Urban Rail Transit to Burnish Transportation Legacy (The Hill)
- Delaware’s Tom Carper to Lead Key Transportation Panel in U.S. Senate (WaPo)
- Alliance for Biking and Walking Announces “Navigating MAP-21” Workshop Dates for 2014
- Seattle’s Bell Street Park Doing Everything a City Street Should (Pedestrian Chronicles)
- Even Amid Safety Concerns, Connecticut Raids Its Own Transportation Fund (News Times)
- Naming Rights for Transit Aren’t Selling Too Well in Boston (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Picking Apart Upstate New York’s Passenger Rail Plans (Pedestrian Observations)
- California Governor Defends Plan to Fund HSR With Cap-and-Trade Revenue (CAHSR Blog)
- Nissan Touts New Car as “Ultimate Urban Experience”… in Bike-Loving Denmark (Copenhagenize)
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