Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

300 Lawmakers Call on House Leaders for Long-Term Transpo Solution (Crain’s Chicago) DC Metro Could See Big Cuts (GGW) Boston Transit Chief Defends Agency’s Performance During Epic Snow (Boston Globe) How Should Cities Regulate Uber and Other Ride-Hailing Services? (Roll Call) Eleanor Holmes Norton Wants to Revive, Double the Transit Tax Break (The Hill) Foxx, … Continued

By Katie Pearce

9:00 AM EST on February 11, 2015

300 Lawmakers Call on House Leaders for Long-Term Transpo Solution (Crain’s Chicago)
DC Metro Could See Big Cuts (GGW)
Boston Transit Chief Defends Agency’s Performance During Epic Snow (Boston Globe)
How Should Cities Regulate Uber and Other Ride-Hailing Services? (Roll Call)
Eleanor Holmes Norton Wants to Revive, Double the Transit Tax Break (The Hill)
Foxx, Shuster Host Twitter Town Hall Today: #StuckinTraffic (Transport Topics)
Streetcar Plans Get Green Light in Milwaukee (Railway Age)
SunRail Leaders Seek $123M From Feds Today for Expansion (Orlando Sentinel)
Cities Look for Better Data to Advance Bike/Ped Goals (Next City)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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