Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Transit Takes a Hit in Illinois Governor’s “Turnaround” Budget (Sun Times) California’s High-Speed Rail Sets Off Global Race for Contractors (Bloomberg) Finger-Pointing Continues in Boston Amid Transit Woes (Daily Beast) Is Biden’s “Grow America” Campaigning Part of a Presidential Bid? (Bloomberg, NYT) Former Kansas City Mayor Will Head Area’s Transit (KC Star) Fragmented Governments Make For … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:55 AM EST on February 19, 2015

Transit Takes a Hit in Illinois Governor’s “Turnaround” Budget (Sun Times)
California’s High-Speed Rail Sets Off Global Race for Contractors (Bloomberg)
Finger-Pointing Continues in Boston Amid Transit Woes (Daily Beast)
Is Biden’s “Grow America” Campaigning Part of a Presidential Bid? (Bloomberg, NYT)
Former Kansas City Mayor Will Head Area’s Transit (KC Star)
Fragmented Governments Make For Inefficient Metro Areas (WaPo)
Is Less-Frequent Service the Answer for Maryland’s Purple Line? (GGW)
In Honolulu, Local Lawmakers Need to Find Money for Commuter Rail (Civil Beat)
Yes, Virginia, Millennials Are Moving Downtown (Smart Growth for Conservatives)
Should a City Train Station Be a “Place to Be Seen”? (Roll Call)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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