Today's Headlines

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)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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