Today’s Headlines
Grist Shares the Details on Seattle’s Mega Transportation “Fustercluck” Senate Approves Rosekind as Highway Safety Chief (AP) Transit Tax Benefit Will Lapse Again in 2015 (Federal News Radio) Franken Not Pleased with Uber’s Response on Privacy (The Hill) Did Cromnibus Mess Up Funding for Twin Cities Light Rail? (Minn Post) The “Slog” of Building D.C.’s Silver … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on December 17, 2014
- Grist Shares the Details on Seattle’s Mega Transportation “Fustercluck”
- Senate Approves Rosekind as Highway Safety Chief (AP)
- Transit Tax Benefit Will Lapse Again in 2015 (Federal News Radio)
- Franken Not Pleased with Uber’s Response on Privacy (The Hill)
- Did Cromnibus Mess Up Funding for Twin Cities Light Rail? (Minn Post)
- The “Slog” of Building D.C.’s Silver Line Reflects Nationwide Challenges (City Journal)
- Maryland’s New Governor Magnifies Urban vs. Rural Frictions (GGW)
- Denver Area to Fund More Affordable Housing by Transit (Denver Biz Journal)
- While Uber Struggles, Car-Sharing Services Play Nice With the Government (Next City)
- Dearborn Opens New Transit Center Named After Rep. Dingell (Detroit News)
- GGW Poll: “Protected Bikeway” Wins Over “Cycletrack”
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