Today’s Headlines
How Atlanta’s Vote Could Expand the Reach of MARTA (McClatchy) Adapting to the New Cycling Culture: Experts Chat on Diane Rehm Oregon to Try Out VMT-Based Tax (The Hill) Firms Bid on Second Leg of California High-Speed Rail (AP) What Grand Rapids Is Doing Right With Transit (Next City) Seattle Transit Leaders Float Numbers for … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on October 31, 2014
- How Atlanta’s Vote Could Expand the Reach of MARTA (McClatchy)
- Adapting to the New Cycling Culture: Experts Chat on Diane Rehm
- Oregon to Try Out VMT-Based Tax (The Hill)
- Firms Bid on Second Leg of California High-Speed Rail (AP)
- What Grand Rapids Is Doing Right With Transit (Next City)
- Seattle Transit Leaders Float Numbers for Major Rail Expansion (Seattle Times)
- Newport Beach, Fairfax County Lay Out Long-Range Bike Plans (LAT, WaPo)
- LaHood Continues His “America Is One Big Pothole” Refrain (Better Roads)
- FRA Hosts Open Houses on All Aboard Florida (WLRN)
- Minneapolis Orange Line Secures $18M (Finance & Commerce)
- What High Speed Rail Would Mean for Gary, Indiana (NWI.com)
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