Today’s Headlines
House GOP Comes Up With $8B Patch for Transpo (The Hill, AP) …as Bipartisan Support Grows for Long-Term Plan Tied to Corporate Taxes (LA Times) Busy Day for Foxx: DC Metro Safety Woes, Charlotte Streetcar Launch (WaPo, The Hill) Also in Charlotte, New Transit Chief Takes Over (Charlotte Biz Journal) Utah Plans for “What Ifs” If Voters OK Sales … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on July 14, 2015
- House GOP Comes Up With $8B Patch for Transpo (The Hill, AP)
- …as Bipartisan Support Grows for Long-Term Plan Tied to Corporate Taxes (LA Times)
- Busy Day for Foxx: DC Metro Safety Woes, Charlotte Streetcar Launch (WaPo, The Hill)
- Also in Charlotte, New Transit Chief Takes Over (Charlotte Biz Journal)
- Utah Plans for “What Ifs” If Voters OK Sales Tax for Transpo (Deseret News)
- We’ve Only Seen the Tip of the Iceberg in the Car-Sharing Wars (Green Biz)
- Streets MN Tries to Put Those “Tired, Anti-Bike Arguments” to Rest
- Jeff Speck Helps Tampa Envision a More Walkable Future (83 Degrees)
- A Hopkins, Minnesota, Corridor Comes Alive, Anticipating Light Rail (F&C)
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