Today’s Headlines
Bipartisan Effort Recruits Reagan’s Ghost to Sell Gas Tax Hike (The Hill) Senate to Consider Obama’s NHTSA Nominee This Week (The Hill, Auto News) After Many Delays, D.C. Still Aims to Start Streetcar Service This Year (DCist) Caltrans Awards $560M to Transpo Projects, Including Light Rail (RT&S) Pittsburgh on its Way to Becoming a Great … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:53 AM EST on December 2, 2014
- Bipartisan Effort Recruits Reagan’s Ghost to Sell Gas Tax Hike (The Hill)
- Senate to Consider Obama’s NHTSA Nominee This Week (The Hill, Auto News)
- After Many Delays, D.C. Still Aims to Start Streetcar Service This Year (DCist)
- Caltrans Awards $560M to Transpo Projects, Including Light Rail (RT&S)
- Pittsburgh on its Way to Becoming a Great American Cycling City (Next City)
- LA Times: New Development Rules Will Reduce Car Use, Sprawl
- An Update on Detroit’s Streetcar Progress (WDET)
- Why the Third Time Was the Charm for Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge Bike Lane (City Lab)
- Making the Case for Urban Living Options for Seniors (Vibrant Bay Area)
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