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Why Aren’t Streetcars Meeting Basic Service Standards? (City Lab) Northern Virginia’s New BRT Borrows From the Past (Next City) Alaska Considers Selling Unused Ferry to Philipine Navy (Alaska Dispatch News) Bike Lanes Come to Pittsburgh Bridges (Post-Gazette) New Financing Tool Will Help California Build Infrastructure (California Economy Reporting) Why Aren’t Cities Taking More Advantage of … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:58 AM EDT on September 4, 2014

Why Aren’t Streetcars Meeting Basic Service Standards? (City Lab)
Northern Virginia’s New BRT Borrows From the Past (Next City)
Alaska Considers Selling Unused Ferry to Philipine Navy (Alaska Dispatch News)
Bike Lanes Come to Pittsburgh Bridges (Post-Gazette)
New Financing Tool Will Help California Build Infrastructure (California Economy Reporting)
Why Aren’t Cities Taking More Advantage of Smartphones for Transit? (City Lab)
Many Questions Remain About Cincinnati Streetcar Service (Enquirer)
Blame the Freight for the Amtrak Wait (Grist)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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