Today’s Headlines
Trio of Highway-Focused Lobbying Groups Pressure Congress on Gas Tax (The Hill) Cities Attempt to Bridge the Bike-Share Income Gap (City Lab) Is Nashville BRT 100% Dead? Maybe Not (Nashville Biz Journal) Study: Chicago’s Transit Infrastructure Requires $36B (RT&S) Little-Known Agency Keeps SoCal’s Commuter Rail Running Smoothly (LAT) Tracking D.C.’s Incomes Via Metro Routes (WaPo) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:56 AM EST on January 27, 2015
- Trio of Highway-Focused Lobbying Groups Pressure Congress on Gas Tax (The Hill)
- Cities Attempt to Bridge the Bike-Share Income Gap (City Lab)
- Is Nashville BRT 100% Dead? Maybe Not (Nashville Biz Journal)
- Study: Chicago’s Transit Infrastructure Requires $36B (RT&S)
- Little-Known Agency Keeps SoCal’s Commuter Rail Running Smoothly (LAT)
- Tracking D.C.’s Incomes Via Metro Routes (WaPo)
- Richmond, VA’s Cycling Network Won’t Develop Overnight (Times-Dispatch)
- Thinking About Riding Your Bike in the Snow? (Next City)
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