Today’s Headlines
Senator Carper Insists There’s a Chance for Long-Term Transpo Bill (Trucking Info) And Senator Durbin Points to Earmark Ban as a Problem (The Hill) Could California’s High-Speed Rail Connect to Vegas? (Bloomberg) Connecticut to Pony Up $188M to Replace Failing Metro-North Bridge By 2020 (Hartford Courant) Will Nashville’s Next Mayor Carry on BRT Plans? (Nashville … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:54 AM EDT on October 3, 2014
- Senator Carper Insists There’s a Chance for Long-Term Transpo Bill (Trucking Info)
- And Senator Durbin Points to Earmark Ban as a Problem (The Hill)
- Could California’s High-Speed Rail Connect to Vegas? (Bloomberg)
- Connecticut to Pony Up $188M to Replace Failing Metro-North Bridge By 2020 (Hartford Courant)
- Will Nashville’s Next Mayor Carry on BRT Plans? (Nashville Public Radio)
- Feds Want Money Back in Five Years for Scrapped Columbia River Crossing (Oregonian)
- Bacon’s Rebellion Shares a Hopeful Outlook for Transforming the Inner Burbs
- What Can L.A. Learn from NYC’s Walkability? (KPCC)
- “Better Buffalo Fund” Gears Toward Transit-Oriented Development (Buffalo News)
- Why Do Dutch Women Cycle More Than U.S. Women? (Guardian)
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