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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