Today’s Headlines
Segregation Remains Rampant in America’s Transportation System (Slate) All Eyes on Seattle as Low-Income Transit Riders Get a Break (NYT) Congress Is All Talk on Transpo Funding, But Iowa Acts (Transport Topics) “Devolution” to States Seems More and More Unlikely (Fleet Owner) It’s Been a Bad Winter for East Coast Transit (Salon) Seneca, SC, Debuts … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EST on March 2, 2015
- Segregation Remains Rampant in America’s Transportation System (Slate)
- All Eyes on Seattle as Low-Income Transit Riders Get a Break (NYT)
- Congress Is All Talk on Transpo Funding, But Iowa Acts (Transport Topics)
- “Devolution” to States Seems More and More Unlikely (Fleet Owner)
- It’s Been a Bad Winter for East Coast Transit (Salon)
- Seneca, SC, Debuts World’s First All-Electric City Bus Fleet (USA Today)
- Park Board Relents in Twin Cities Light Rail Dispute (Minn Post)
- Honolulu Plans to Build Parking at Four of 20 New Rail Stations (Hawaii News Now)
- Edinburgh Streets Prove the Value of Lower Speed Limits (Next City)
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