Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog editors are meeting in NYC and the publishing schedule will be light today.
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EST on December 12, 2014
- How Does Rail Fare in the House Spending Bill? (RT&S)
- The Battle of the Purple Line Intensifies as Hogan Preps for Office in MD (WaPo)
- ATU Slams Trucker Safety Setback in Spending Bill (The Hill)
- 40% Drop in Crude Oil Prices Opens Door for Gas Tax Increase (Bond Buyer)
- Amtrak Board Chair Pushes Congress for “Predictable, Dedicated Funding” (Railway Age)
- The Myth Linking Transit and Crime Persists in Atlanta (CityLab)
- Winning Team Comes in With Low Bid for Next Phase of California High-Speed Rail (AP)
- In Philly: Tokens Phased Out; Rail to Return to Franklin Square? (AP)
- Pinellas County, FL, Contemplates Transit Future After Greenlight Defeat (Suncoast News)
- Walkability Linked to All Sorts of Benefits (CityLab)
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