Today's Headlines

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)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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