Today’s Headlines
Stalemates Continue on Transpo Bill as Deadline Approaches (LA Times) In Rare Sunday Session, Senate Makes Ex-Im Bank Part of the Package (Transport Topics) NRDC Switchboard Analyzes the Senate DRIVE Act Aging Infrastructure Plagues America’s Busiest Rail Corridor (NYT) … As Chris Christie Pins Blame for NJ Transit Delays on Amtrak (Politico) Reforms in Chicago Could Expand TOD, … Continued
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Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on July 27, 2015
- Stalemates Continue on Transpo Bill as Deadline Approaches (LA Times)
- In Rare Sunday Session, Senate Makes Ex-Im Bank Part of the Package (Transport Topics)
- NRDC Switchboard Analyzes the Senate DRIVE Act
- Aging Infrastructure Plagues America’s Busiest Rail Corridor (NYT)
- … As Chris Christie Pins Blame for NJ Transit Delays on Amtrak (Politico)
- Reforms in Chicago Could Expand TOD, Make Way for More Bikes (Chicago Trib)
- Baltimore Picks Up the Pieces After Red Line Defeat (Baltimore Sun)
- Is High Bike Helmet Use a Public Safety Victory or a Policy Failure? (Co.Exist)
- In Seattle, Public Responds En Masse to Light Rail Survey (Herald)
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