Today’s Headlines
DOT Awards $600M in TIGER Grants, Including $30M for BRT, Bikes in Nevada… (AP) …$12.5M to Keep Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Chugging (Denver Post) …$12.2M for Detroit Streetcar (Detroit Free Press) …$24.9M for BRT in Richmond, VA (Richmond Times-Dispatch) …$23M to Improve Riverfront and Freight Service in CT (Hartford Courant) The Hill Flags “Players to Watch” for Transportation in Fall … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on September 10, 2014
- DOT Awards $600M in TIGER Grants, Including $30M for BRT, Bikes in Nevada… (AP)
- …$12.5M to Keep Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Chugging (Denver Post)
- …$12.2M for Detroit Streetcar (Detroit Free Press)
- …$24.9M for BRT in Richmond, VA (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- …$23M to Improve Riverfront and Freight Service in CT (Hartford Courant)
- The Hill Flags “Players to Watch” for Transportation in Fall 2014
- Why Can’t California’s High-Speed Rail Be Privately Financed? (Sacramento Biz Journal)
- Charlotte, NC Looks to Feds for Streetcar Funds (Railway Age)
- How Innovation Districts Inch Toward Suburban Connectivity (Bacon’s Rebellion)
- Pittsburgh Mayor Touts Livable Streets (Plan Philly)
- Transit Dominates Mayor’s Debate in Toronto (Toronto Star)
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