Today’s Headlines

By Katie Pearce

8:54 AM EDT on June 12, 2015

Rep. Paul Ryan Schedules June Hearing on Transpo Funding (The Hill)
Google's New Sidewalk Labs Works on "Urban Solutions"; Here's the Competition (NYT, Green Biz)
New York Times Special Section Focuses on Transportation Innovations
Bill Emerges to Gradually Eliminate Federal Gas Tax (Transport Topics, The Hill)
Meanwhile, Red States Warm to Gas Tax Hikes (Forbes)
Former FRA Head Szabo Named Director of Chicago Planning Agency (Progressive Railroading)
Maryland's Purple Line Advocates Send an Invite to Gov. Hogan (Baltimore Sun)
Safety Requirements Could Derail Amtrak's Southwest Chief Route (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Should Streetcars Be Funded By Their Beneficiaries? (Urban Land)
Tampa's Political Heavyweights on Board With Transit Tax Referendum (TBO)
Phoenix Rethinks Sprawl (The Week)

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