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Today’s Headlines

A Divided House Passes $8B Amtrak Funding Bill (The Hill) Bill Could Boost the Northeast and Allow for High-Speed NYC-Boston Train (CBS, Mirror) Ferguson Police Routinely Stopped Black Residents for the Crime of Walking (Grist) Rift in DC Metro Board Delays Search for New Chief (WaPo) What Data Can Reveal About Detroit’s Transit System (Detroit News) Is America’s Urban Comeback … Continued
  • A Divided House Passes $8B Amtrak Funding Bill (The Hill)
  • Bill Could Boost the Northeast and Allow for High-Speed NYC-Boston Train (CBS, Mirror)
  • Ferguson Police Routinely Stopped Black Residents for the Crime of Walking (Grist)
  • Rift in DC Metro Board Delays Search for New Chief (WaPo)
  • What Data Can Reveal About Detroit’s Transit System (Detroit News)
  • Is America’s Urban Comeback Getting Too Much Hype? (The Week)
  • And Does the Renaissance of Cities Have to Push Out the 99 Percent? (HuffPo)
  • What Not to Miss at the National Bike Summit Next Week (Alliance for Biking and Walking)
  • California Cities Lead the Pack in Density and Population Growth (Sac Bee)
  • Plans Evolve for Light Rail to Miami Beach (Miami Today)

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