Today's Headlines

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)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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