Today’s Headlines
FRA Chief Steps Down, Joins Chicago Planning Agency (Chicago Trib) DeFazio, Garamendi Jockey for Top Dem Spot on T&I Committee (Politico) What Does GOP Control of Congress Mean for Rail? (Railway Age) Gridlock on Transpo Bill Could Loosen, But the Window Is Short (JOC) What’s Next for Austin After Rail Proposal Defeat? (TWC) New Amtrak … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on November 7, 2014
- FRA Chief Steps Down, Joins Chicago Planning Agency (Chicago Trib)
- DeFazio, Garamendi Jockey for Top Dem Spot on T&I Committee (Politico)
- What Does GOP Control of Congress Mean for Rail? (Railway Age)
- Gridlock on Transpo Bill Could Loosen, But the Window Is Short (JOC)
- What’s Next for Austin After Rail Proposal Defeat? (TWC)
- New Amtrak Tunnels to NYC Would Take $16B, Up to a Decade to Build (NJ.com)
- In PA Governor’s Race, Corbett’s Hefty Transpo Funding Didn’t Seem to Factor (Roll Call)
- Poll Finds Strong Support for Transit in Metro Atlanta (Atlanta Biz Journal)
- Nashville Goes Urban (WSJ)
- Bike Projects on Tap for Shreveport (Shreveport Times)
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