Today’s Headlines
- Pedestrian Deaths in Michigan Increased 41% Last Year (Detroit News)
- Scientists Find Link Between Car Exhaust and Heart Disease (LA Times)
- Taking Transit Healthier for Your Brain Than Driving to Work, Science Says (Business Insider)
- Governing: Transportation Agencies Need More Female Engineers
- Is Chicago BRT Getting Watered Down Too Much? (CityLab)
- How Much Money Does Minnesota Need For Roads? That's a Political Question (MinnPost)
- Hartford Busway Gets Nod in Connecticut Governor's Budget (Courant)
- Las Vegas Caps Off Three-Year Transit Planning Effort (Las Vegas Review Journal)
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