Today’s Headlines
- GOP Blocks Bernie Sanders' Plan to Boost Infrastructure By Closing Tax Loopholes (USA Today)
- The Number of Parking Spaces in Boston Is Dwindling (Boston Globe)
- Mayor of Fort Worth Holds "Rolling" Town Hall Meetings on Bike (Star Telegram)
- Miami Has a Plan to Tax Tourists to Fund Transit (Miami Today)
- Suburban Growth Isn't Catching Up With Urban Areas in Twin Cities (Star Tribune)
- Downtown Denver Down to 42,000 Parking Spaces -- Planetizen Wonders If It Can Remain Vibrant
- Boston Proposal Would Build 10,000 Affordable Units Aimed at Millennials (Boston Globe)
- Coalition of U.S. Mayors Pushing for Long-Term Transportation Bill (The Hill)
- AFL-CIO Lobbying to Defend the Gas Tax (The Hill)
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