Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Will the Senate Cave to the House’s Transpo Bill? (The Hill, Fiscal Times) Streetcars Winning Chase for Federal Transit Funds (Roll Call) Maryland Opens Bidding for Purple Line (WaPo) Transit Agencies Get Creative With Real Estate By Rail Lines (WSJ) NACTO Guide Gives Minneapolis Flexibility (MinnPost) High-Speed Rail Could Link Twin Cities, Rochester (AP) Tucson Streetcar … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:53 AM EDT on July 30, 2014

Will the Senate Cave to the House’s Transpo Bill? (The Hill, Fiscal Times)
Streetcars Winning Chase for Federal Transit Funds (Roll Call)
Maryland Opens Bidding for Purple Line (WaPo)
Transit Agencies Get Creative With Real Estate By Rail Lines (WSJ)
NACTO Guide Gives Minneapolis Flexibility (MinnPost)
High-Speed Rail Could Link Twin Cities, Rochester (AP)
Tucson Streetcar Carried 3,500 Riders on First Day (Tucson Sentinel)
Sales Tax Vote Could Bring Light Rail, Other Transit Upgrades to Tampa (Tampa Bay Times)
Guardian UK: It’s Tough to Right-Size Density
Public Ridesharing Thrives in Birmingham, But Uber Might Be Blocked (AL.com)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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