Today’s Headlines
Obama Taps San Antonio Mayor as HUD Chief (NYT) Funding for DC Metro Goes Unscathed in House Bill (The Hill) LaHood Presses Lawmakers on Gas Tax (The Hill) Kansas City Streetcar Construction Officially Underway (KC Biz Journal) Bakersfield to Sue California High-Speed Rail Authority (Fresno Bee) Bacon’s Rebellion Counters WSJ Claims on the Comeback of the Suburbs Minneapolis … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:07 AM EDT on May 23, 2014
- Obama Taps San Antonio Mayor as HUD Chief (NYT)
- Funding for DC Metro Goes Unscathed in House Bill (The Hill)
- LaHood Presses Lawmakers on Gas Tax (The Hill)
- Kansas City Streetcar Construction Officially Underway (KC Biz Journal)
- Bakersfield to Sue California High-Speed Rail Authority (Fresno Bee)
- Bacon’s Rebellion Counters WSJ Claims on the Comeback of the Suburbs
- Minneapolis Looking to Spend $50M to Overhaul Signature Street (Star Trib)
- Indianapolis, Fort Wayne See Downtown Population Surges (Sun Commercial)
- Curbed Atlanta Takes Up Its Own Search for City’s Least Walkable Street
- Portland Considers Charging Residents a User Fee for Road Maintenance (Oregonian)
- New Haven Looks for Transit Alternatives Beyond Streetcars (New Haven Independent)
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