Today’s Headlines

By Angie Schmitt
May 8, 2015

Maryland Cutting Tolls for Truckers While Governor Pleads Poverty on Transit Projects (WBAL11)
Connecticut’s New CTFastrak BRT Surpasses First Year Ridership Goal in Five Weeks (FoxCT)
Where Millennials Can Afford to Buy Homes — Mostly the Midwest Zillow
Brookings Analyzes Employment in Infrastructure
What Really Happened to America’s Streetcars (Vox)
Smart Growth Seattle: Why We Don’t Need Rent Control
Paris Wants to Take the Seine Back From Cars (CityLab)

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