Today’s Headlines
GOP Continues to Give Mixed Signals on Gas Tax Hike (AP) Alexandria, VA, Gets $50M Closer to New Metro Station (WaPo) Despite DC Metro Incident, Transit Remains Safer Than Driving (WaPo) Opinion: Don’t Miss the Opportunity of Milwaukee Streetcar (Journal Sentinel) Transit Startups Moovit and Bridj Raise Big Bucks (Silicon Valley Biz, BostInno) How to Right-Size … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EST on January 15, 2015
- GOP Continues to Give Mixed Signals on Gas Tax Hike (AP)
- Alexandria, VA, Gets $50M Closer to New Metro Station (WaPo)
- Despite DC Metro Incident, Transit Remains Safer Than Driving (WaPo)
- Opinion: Don’t Miss the Opportunity of Milwaukee Streetcar (Journal Sentinel)
- Transit Startups Moovit and Bridj Raise Big Bucks (Silicon Valley Biz, BostInno)
- How to Right-Size Pricing and Supply of Parking (Roll Call, CityLab)
- Miami Replaces Light Rail Vision With BRT (Miami Today)
- Proposal to Cut Overnight PATH Service Now Dead (NJ.com)
- AP Says the Term is “Ride-Hailing,” Not “Ride-Sharing” for Uber and Lyft (GGW)
- Charlotte Streetcar Launch Delayed For Three Months (The State)
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