Today’s Headlines
Anthony Foxx Wants to Create a 30-Year Vision for US Transportation Policy (Politico) Minneapolis Group Sues FTA Over Light Rail (Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal) … As the Green Line in St. Paul Offers Lessons in Racial Equity (Finance & Commerce) Blumenthal Predicts Consensus on Rail Safety Bill (Hartford Courant) How Pittsburgh Merges Cycling Infrastructure With … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on September 9, 2014
- Anthony Foxx Wants to Create a 30-Year Vision for US Transportation Policy (Politico)
- Minneapolis Group Sues FTA Over Light Rail (Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal)
- … As the Green Line in St. Paul Offers Lessons in Racial Equity (Finance & Commerce)
- Blumenthal Predicts Consensus on Rail Safety Bill (Hartford Courant)
- How Pittsburgh Merges Cycling Infrastructure With Hills, Valleys, and Rivers (Post-Gazette)
- Commuter Rail Ridership Down in Southern California (AP)
- Tax for Transit Plan Continues to Polarize Pinellas County, FL (St. Petersburg Trib)
- Why the Next Two Years Are Critical for Dallas Transportation (D Mag)
- In Mexico, Sprawl Has Created Ghost Towns (NYT)
- Inefficient Rail Service Threatens American Farms (City Lab)
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