Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Shuster: “Nobody Got Everything” With Amtrak Bill (The Hill) Report Released at UN Shows Climate Change Action Boosts Economic Growth (VOA) Environmental Study Begins for Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail (Community Impact) Omaha to Use $15M TIGER for BRT (AP) Why Do Houstonians Tend to Sprawl? (Houstonia) What Richmond Can Learn From BRT Failures in Other Cities (RVA News) … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:54 AM EDT on September 17, 2014

Shuster: “Nobody Got Everything” With Amtrak Bill (The Hill)
Report Released at UN Shows Climate Change Action Boosts Economic Growth (VOA)
Environmental Study Begins for Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail (Community Impact)
Omaha to Use $15M TIGER for BRT (AP)
Why Do Houstonians Tend to Sprawl? (Houstonia)
What Richmond Can Learn From BRT Failures in Other Cities (RVA News)
With Transit Tax Vote Approaching, Pinellas County, FL, Breaks Bus Ride Records (Tampa Biz Journal)
Arkansas Works on Statewide Rail Plan (KATV)
In Seattle, New Bikeway Triples Cycling Numbers (Seattle Times)
Florida Governor Candidate Says It’s Not Too Late for Orlando-Tampa Rail (Orlando Sentinel)

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