Today’s Headlines
- Global Media Abuzz About Google's Driverless Car Prototype (NYT, Telegraph)
- The Correlation Between Walkable Streets and Fitness Levels (Mobilizing the Region)
- All Aboard Florida Reveals Plans for Miami Station (South Florida Biz Journal)
- Slow Rollout for D.C. Streetcar Creates Challenges for Advocacy (WaPo)
- The Revolving Door Files: Former Rep. Costello Makes Use of Transpo Connections (Roll Call)
- Texas Transit Agencies Urge Commuters to "Dump the Pump" (Star Local Media)
- NRDC Switchboard Lays Out Five Essentials for Successful Main Streets
- Another Interstate Tolling Supporter Makes His Case (Forbes)
- "Railroading Paradise" Documentary Looks at Honolulu's Rail Plans (Pacific Biz News)
- Maya Angelou: Streetcar Pioneer (The Hill)
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