Today’s Headlines
House Transpo Panel: Shuster Re-elected Chair, DeFazio Ranking Dem (Herald Mail, Oregonian) Obama Picks NTSB Member as New Highway Safety Chief (The Hill) Foxx Says Feds “Bullish” on High-Speed Rail, as Plans Develop for NEC (USA Today, Philly.com) Does Uber’s PR Snafu Signal Bigger Political Problems? (Politico) Safety Concerns Delay Debut of Atlanta Streetcar (AP) New … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EST on November 20, 2014
- House Transpo Panel: Shuster Re-elected Chair, DeFazio Ranking Dem (Herald Mail, Oregonian)
- Obama Picks NTSB Member as New Highway Safety Chief (The Hill)
- Foxx Says Feds “Bullish” on High-Speed Rail, as Plans Develop for NEC (USA Today, Philly.com)
- Does Uber’s PR Snafu Signal Bigger Political Problems? (Politico)
- Safety Concerns Delay Debut of Atlanta Streetcar (AP)
- New State Transportation Advocacy Network Kicks Off (T4America)
- Study: Bike Infrastructure Pays Off More Than Road Maintenance (Bike Portland)
- After Metro-North Investigation, Feds Recommend Screening for Sleep Disorders (AP)
- New Jersey Transpo Commissioner Urges Mayors to Find “Revenue Enhancers” (NJ.com)
- Amtrak Considers Options for New Rail Line Through West Baltimore (Baltimore Sun)
- Why Isn’t Lansing, Michigan, Talking More About Transit? (Michigan Radio)
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