Today’s Headlines
Senate Committee Quickly Approves Obama’s TSA Nominee (Politico) House Protects Amtrak From Deeper Cuts (The Hill) Bikes Poised to Become a “Pillar of Transportation” in Utah (Salt Lake Trib) D.C. Delegation Fights for Metro Funding (WaPo) Maryland Governor Likes What He Sees With High-Speed Rail in Japan (Baltimore Sun) How Scott Kubly Is Helping Seattle Rethink City Streets (Grist) Chicago … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:51 AM EDT on June 5, 2015
- Senate Committee Quickly Approves Obama’s TSA Nominee (Politico)
- House Protects Amtrak From Deeper Cuts (The Hill)
- Bikes Poised to Become a “Pillar of Transportation” in Utah (Salt Lake Trib)
- D.C. Delegation Fights for Metro Funding (WaPo)
- Maryland Governor Likes What He Sees With High-Speed Rail in Japan (Baltimore Sun)
- How Scott Kubly Is Helping Seattle Rethink City Streets (Grist)
- Chicago Sun Times: Millennials Don’t Need All Those Parking Spaces
- Massachusetts Governor Tries to Avert Another Winter Nightmare for Boston’s T (Boston Globe)
- Light Rail Doesn’t Always Bring Down Bus Ridership (Planetizen)
- All Aboard Florida Plans Mixed Uses for Ft. Lauderdale Station (Sun Sentinel)
- Will PG County’s New Medical Center Create a More Walkable Downtown? (GGW)
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