Today’s Headlines
In the Fight for Income Equality, Transportation Doesn’t Get Enough Attention (The Hill) Study: U.S. Sprawl Has Been Declining Since 1994 (City Lab) Salt Lake City Sees Distinct Pockets of High Transit Ridership (Salt Lake Trib) Thursday Is APTA’s “Dump the Pump” Day Public Weighs in on Detroit-Grand Rapids Rail (Fox17) Belmont, NC, Nonprofit Works to … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on June 16, 2015
- In the Fight for Income Equality, Transportation Doesn’t Get Enough Attention (The Hill)
- Study: U.S. Sprawl Has Been Declining Since 1994 (City Lab)
- Salt Lake City Sees Distinct Pockets of High Transit Ridership (Salt Lake Trib)
- Thursday Is APTA’s “Dump the Pump” Day
- Public Weighs in on Detroit-Grand Rapids Rail (Fox17)
- Belmont, NC, Nonprofit Works to Bring Back Streetcar (TWC News)
- Jersey Shore Express Trains Start Sunday (NJ.com)
- Boulder to Reduce Car Lanes, Widen Bike Lanes on Three Major Streets (KDVR)
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