Today’s Headlines
Nashville Mayor Puts the Brakes on BRT (Nashville Post) Major Expansion Planned for NYC’s Citi Bike (Streetsblog NYC) Why Aren’t the California Governor Candidates Talking About High-Speed Rail? (LAT) Amtrak Looks Into Chicago Gridlock (Red Eye Chicago, Plain Dealer) Obama Reportedly Searching for New Auto Safety Chief (Reuters) It’s a Good Bet Maryland’s Purple Line … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:55 AM EDT on October 29, 2014
- Nashville Mayor Puts the Brakes on BRT (Nashville Post)
- Major Expansion Planned for NYC’s Citi Bike (Streetsblog NYC)
- Why Aren’t the California Governor Candidates Talking About High-Speed Rail? (LAT)
- Amtrak Looks Into Chicago Gridlock (Red Eye Chicago, Plain Dealer)
- Obama Reportedly Searching for New Auto Safety Chief (Reuters)
- It’s a Good Bet Maryland’s Purple Line Will Beat Ridership Predictions (GGW)
- Detroit-Chicago Rail Would Travel 110 MPH for 10 Daily Trips (Detroit Free Press)
- The World’s Most Dangerous Transit Systems for Women (CNN)
- Providence Journal: Vote Yes on Question 6 for Transportation
- Downtown Denver Crowdfunds for Bike Lane Design (Denver Biz Journal)
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