Today’s Headlines
Foxx Emerges as Key Player in Obama’s Cabinet (Reuters) Nearly 800 Potential TIGER Grantees Request 15X the Money Available (RT&S) Obama Hits House GOP on Transpo Funding Inaction (The Hill) In Primaries Tomorrow, Shuster Fends Off “True Conservative” Challenger (WITF) Austin Transit Planners Lay Out Options for Urban Rail (Austin Biz Journal) Urban Land Institute … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:54 AM EDT on May 19, 2014
- Foxx Emerges as Key Player in Obama’s Cabinet (Reuters)
- Nearly 800 Potential TIGER Grantees Request 15X the Money Available (RT&S)
- Obama Hits House GOP on Transpo Funding Inaction (The Hill)
- In Primaries Tomorrow, Shuster Fends Off “True Conservative” Challenger (WITF)
- Austin Transit Planners Lay Out Options for Urban Rail (Austin Biz Journal)
- Urban Land Institute Makes Transit Suggestions for Pittsburgh (Post-Gazette)
- After 12 Days of Free Rides, Florida SunRail Starts Charging (Orlando Sentinel)
- Nashville Millennials See Sparse Transit Coverage (Tennessean)
- A Sneak Peek at D.C.’s Upcoming Streetcar (WTOP)
- PolicyLink Founder: Transportation Essential for Neglected Communities (HuffPo)
- Improvements in Store for Atlanta’s MARTA (Atlanta Mag)
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