Today’s Headlines
Touting Buses as Economic Lifeline, Foxx Announces $30M Grant in Detroit (Roll Call, Free Press) Kansas City Offers Lesson on Streetcar Funding Challenges (CityLab) Ridership Up for D.C.’s New Silver Line (Washington Biz Journal) Nashville Envisions Its Future Growth (Nashville Ledger) In Baltimore, LaHood Continues Pitch for Higher Gas Tax (Baltimore Biz Journal) Study Will … Continued
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Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EDT on September 26, 2014
- Touting Buses as Economic Lifeline, Foxx Announces $30M Grant in Detroit (Roll Call, Free Press)
- Kansas City Offers Lesson on Streetcar Funding Challenges (CityLab)
- Ridership Up for D.C.’s New Silver Line (Washington Biz Journal)
- Nashville Envisions Its Future Growth (Nashville Ledger)
- In Baltimore, LaHood Continues Pitch for Higher Gas Tax (Baltimore Biz Journal)
- Study Will Look at Cincinnati-Chicago High-Speed Rail (Cincinnati Biz Courier)
- Urbanist Jeff Speck Scouts Out a New Home in Boston (WaPo)
- Poll Reveals Transit Wariness in Texas (Texas Trib)
- More Luxury Developments Are Integrating Bike Features (WSJ)
- Should Boston Follow Philly’s Lead and Make a Public Park Out of City Hall Plaza? (BostInno)
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