Today’s Headlines
What Will DOTs Look Like in 50 Years? (Next City) AP: Democratic Districts (a.k.a. Urban Areas) Won Bigger Share of TIGER Grants Foxx Talks With The Hill About Congress’s Failures on Transpo Funding Work Continues on Nashville BRT, Even Though Mayor Pressed Pause (Nashville Post, Biz Journal) If Voters Greenlight Light Rail in Pinellas, How Will It … Continued
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Katie Pearce
8:54 AM EDT on October 30, 2014
- What Will DOTs Look Like in 50 Years? (Next City)
- AP: Democratic Districts (a.k.a. Urban Areas) Won Bigger Share of TIGER Grants
- Foxx Talks With The Hill About Congress’s Failures on Transpo Funding
- Work Continues on Nashville BRT, Even Though Mayor Pressed Pause (Nashville Post, Biz Journal)
- If Voters Greenlight Light Rail in Pinellas, How Will It Work? (TampaBay.com)
- Streetcar Debate Looms Large for Arlington, VA, Elections (WJLA)
- Boston Bike-Share Doesn’t Expect Changes Under New Ownership (Boston.com)
- Why Is Carroll County, MD, Afraid of Transit? (Baltimore Sun)
- Light Rail Plans Evolve for Chandler, AZ (Arizona Republic)
- How Did Memphis Turn Into One of America’s Best Bike Towns? (CityLab)
- Writer Spends a Full Day Riding the T in Search of Boston’s Spirit (Boston Globe)
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