Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Tanya Snyder
- DoJ Files Criminal Charges Against Toyota, Reaches $1.2B Deferred Prosecution Agreement (CBS)
- Metro Debate Over Raising Bus Vs. Rail Fares Really a City Vs. Suburbs Issue (WaPo)
- Washington Post Editorial: DC Must Deep-Six the Height Act, Zone for Smart Growth
- Driving Like It's 1995 -- A Slew of Charts Show How Significant the Drop-off Really Is (Investing)
- After Years of Talk, Money Materializes for Still-Controversial MA South Coast Rail (Herald News)
- Wheelwomen Switchboard Launches, an Online "Big Tent" for Women Who Bike (Oregonian)
- Bakersfield Area Plans to Up Bike Spending 700%, Limit Sprawl and New Roads (Bakersfield Californian)
- "Unbearable Pressure to Develop" Stops BRT in Its Tracks in Provo, Utah (Daily Herald)
- In LA, Sharing the Road Starts With Sharing the Blame (Neon Tommy)
- Is a Monorail Really the Best Transit Option Between Nashville and Murfreesboro? (Tennessean)
- Does the Buy-America Mandate Hurt Transit? (Smart Growth for Conservatives)
- The Award-Winning "Vertical Rail Hub" Makes No Sense (Motherboard)
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