Today’s Headlines
Key Senator John Thune Keeps Open Mind on Transpo Funding Options (Roll Call) How Will GOP Congress Affect California High-Speed Rail? (KQED) Garamendi Drops Out on T&I Leadership, Clearing Path for DeFazio (Roll Call) Maryland Advocates “Cautiously Optimistic” About Purple Line Under Hogan (Sentinel) Lyft Competes with Uber’s Corporate Ride-Sharing (LAT) Grants to Boost Rail-Oriented … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EST on November 14, 2014
- Key Senator John Thune Keeps Open Mind on Transpo Funding Options (Roll Call)
- How Will GOP Congress Affect California High-Speed Rail? (KQED)
- Garamendi Drops Out on T&I Leadership, Clearing Path for DeFazio (Roll Call)
- Maryland Advocates “Cautiously Optimistic” About Purple Line Under Hogan (Sentinel)
- Lyft Competes with Uber’s Corporate Ride-Sharing (LAT)
- Grants to Boost Rail-Oriented Development in Twin Cities (MPR News)
- North Texas Moves Away From Toll Road Projects (Dallas News)
- Sacramento Commuters Want “a More Diverse Transportation System” (Sac Bee)
- Arvada, Colorado, Breaks Ground on Gold Line Station (Denver Post)
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