Today’s Headlines
How Is Cheap Gas Affecting Transit Ridership? (Chicago Trib) As Szabo Heads to Chicago, Foxx’s Chief of Staff Steps in to Lead FRA (Chicago Trib, Reuters) The Growing Momentum for Turning Parking Spaces Into Parks (NYT) Could Olympics Prospect Help Boston Transit Projects? (Boston Globe) How Denver Made Use of Private Dollars for Transit (Progressive … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EST on January 12, 2015
- How Is Cheap Gas Affecting Transit Ridership? (Chicago Trib)
- As Szabo Heads to Chicago, Foxx’s Chief of Staff Steps in to Lead FRA (Chicago Trib, Reuters)
- The Growing Momentum for Turning Parking Spaces Into Parks (NYT)
- Could Olympics Prospect Help Boston Transit Projects? (Boston Globe)
- How Denver Made Use of Private Dollars for Transit (Progressive Railroading)
- Uber Cuts Prices in 48 States (Tech Crunch)
- Tampa Bay Times: Let’s Take a Serious Look at Extending the Streetcar
- Why Did Gainesville Turn Bike Lanes Back Into Roads? (City Lab)
- Reviewing the State of the Walkability Movement (Utne)
- Salt Lake City Bets on Bikes for the Long-Term (Salt Lake Trib)
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