Today’s Headlines
- Senate EPW Committee Weighs Approaches to Transpo Funding Bill (WaPo)
- Foxx, State Business Lobby Push for Long-Term Funding Solution (The Hill, WaPo)
- Is The Phrase "Smart Growth" Dead at This Point? (GGW)
- Amtrak Bill Isn't Promising for Northeast Corridor (Skift)
- Twin Cities Light Rail Issues Play Out in Federal Court (Minn Post)
- The Most Economically Segregated Cities in the U.S. (CityLab)
- SunRail Expansion Pushed Back to Summer 2017 (Orlando Sentinel)
- Solo Driving Declines in Seattle Commutes (Seattle Times)
- Ford Experiments With Uber-Like Service (WaPo)
- Cargo-Carrying Could Be the Next Frontier for Bike-Share (Fleet Owner)
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