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)
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