Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

With Growing Ridership, Amtrak Deficits Shrink to Four-Decade Low (WSJ) Uber Controversy Exposes “Gaping Hole in Nation’s Privacy Laws” (The Hill) Former Dallas Mayor Joins High-Speed Rail Effort in Texas (Dallas Morning News) With Landmark Transpo Funding Deal, Virginia Gas Tax to Increase 45% (Daily Press) Puerto Rico Governor Warns of Transit Shutdown Over Bond … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:59 AM EST on November 25, 2014

With Growing Ridership, Amtrak Deficits Shrink to Four-Decade Low (WSJ)
Uber Controversy Exposes “Gaping Hole in Nation’s Privacy Laws” (The Hill)
Former Dallas Mayor Joins High-Speed Rail Effort in Texas (Dallas Morning News)
With Landmark Transpo Funding Deal, Virginia Gas Tax to Increase 45% (Daily Press)
Puerto Rico Governor Warns of Transit Shutdown Over Bond Issue (Reuters)
Montgomery County Votes Today on Bill to Improve Urban Streets (GGW)
San Diego: Court Rejects Future Transpo Plan, Trolley Link Approved (KPBS, Railway Age)
How a New Amtrak Tunnel Could Improve West Baltimore (Baltimore Brew)
Sandy, Utah, Plans for Denser Downtown (Salt Lake Trib)
The Pitfalls of Hands-Free Car Technology (WSJ)
How Humans Have Evolved Into “Metro Sapiens” (Smithsonian)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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