Today’s Headlines
Foxx Visits Florida on Grow America Tour Before Joining Biden in SC (Tallahassee.com, The Hill) It Could Take Another Month for Boston Transit to Get Back to Normal (NYT) Texas High-Speed Rail Firm Reveals Preferred Route (Texas Trib) Sacramento Streetcar Wins Support From Downtown Property Owners (Sac Bee) Grand Rapids’ BRT Success Could Be Model … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on February 18, 2015
- Foxx Visits Florida on Grow America Tour Before Joining Biden in SC (Tallahassee.com, The Hill)
- It Could Take Another Month for Boston Transit to Get Back to Normal (NYT)
- Texas High-Speed Rail Firm Reveals Preferred Route (Texas Trib)
- Sacramento Streetcar Wins Support From Downtown Property Owners (Sac Bee)
- Grand Rapids’ BRT Success Could Be Model for Detroit (Detroit News)
- How Could L.A. Rank as the Least Sprawling Metro Area in the U.S.? (City Lab)
- Seattle Transit Advocates Push for Second Downtown Bus Tunnel (Seattle Times)
- South Florida’s Streets Are Especially Dangerous for Elderly Pedestrians (Miami Herald)
- Faster Train From Pittsburgh and Harrisburg Would Come With High Price Tag (Next City)
- Bill Paves Way for Pets Aboard Amtrak (StarTrib)
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