Today’s Headlines
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By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EST on February 16, 2015
- Is Transit Funding at Risk in the Federal Transpo Bill? (The Hill, Roll Call)
- House Panel Approves Amtrak Bill (Progressive Railroading)
- Maryland’s New Transpo Secretary Faces Big Decisions With Purple, Red Lines (WaPo)
- David Plouffe Tackles “Biggest Campaign of His Life”: Working for Uber (Politico Mag)
- Transport Topics: Ice Might Be Cracking on Transpo Stubbornness in Congress
- Blumenthal, Schumer Intro Bill to Improve Rail Crossing Safety (CT Post)
- Federal Funds Seem Safe for SunRail, Despite Obama’s Snub (Orlando Biz Journal)
- The Beltline’s Significance to Atlanta (CityLab)
- Seattle Slows Down Driving Speeds (Seattle Times)
- How Twitter Rates Transit Agencies (Yahoo Tech)
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