Today’s Headlines

By Katie Pearce

8:49 AM EDT on April 17, 2014

Foxx Tours Atlanta Beltline, Streetcar Projects (AJC, The Hill)
DC's Silver Line Endures More Setbacks (WaPo)
Appeals Court Clears Way for Trial on California High-Speed Rail (Fresno Bee)
Will Nashville BRT Survive the Tennessee Legislative Session? (Nashville Public Radio)
Minneapolis Ranks High for Biking and Walking (StarTrib)
Philly Commuters Save Up to $12,000 a Year By Using Transit (Mercury News)
What Does It Mean to Be a Female Cyclist? (Atlantic Cities)
Future of DC's H Street District Hinges on Streetcar (NYT)
How to Get Housing Density "Just Right" (Guardian)
All Aboard Florida Plan Faces NIMBY Battles (Sun Sentinel)
Could Sacramento Become a Biketopia? (News Review)

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