Today’s Headlines
What the Federal Spending Bill Offers for Transit (Roll Call) Bill Includes $100M for MD’s Purple Line (WaPo) Even GOP-Run States Debate Higher Taxes for Infrastructure (Bloomberg) Troubles Mount for Uber, Including Lawsuits from L.A., San Francisco (NPR, L.A. Times) Is Lyft “Too Cute” to Step Up to the Plate? (NYT) Does Amtrak Have Authority to Craft Federal … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:53 AM EST on December 11, 2014
- What the Federal Spending Bill Offers for Transit (Roll Call)
- Bill Includes $100M for MD’s Purple Line (WaPo)
- Even GOP-Run States Debate Higher Taxes for Infrastructure (Bloomberg)
- Troubles Mount for Uber, Including Lawsuits from L.A., San Francisco (NPR, L.A. Times)
- Is Lyft “Too Cute” to Step Up to the Plate? (NYT)
- Does Amtrak Have Authority to Craft Federal Regulations For Its Trains? (AP, The Economist)
- Austin City Council Votes Today on Funding for 120-Mile Lone Star Rail (KXAN)
- New Orleans Streetcar Named National Historic Landmark (AP)
- NJ Tries to Promote More Ferry Commuting (NJ.com)
- Bethesda, MD, Plans for Better Bike Connections (Bethesda Mag)
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