Today’s Headlines
Schumer: New Corporation Should Steer Hudson Tunnel Projects (New York Times) Foxx Faces Legal Issues With Bankrupt Bus Company (Charlotte Biz Journal) Report: Pedestrian Deaths Have Increased 15 Percent Since 2009 (WTOP) All Aboard Florida Offers Test Case for Private Passenger Rail (CityLab) DOT Helps Prep Communities for Climate Change Resilience (Fast Lane) Only a Handful … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on August 12, 2015
- Schumer: New Corporation Should Steer Hudson Tunnel Projects (New York Times)
- Foxx Faces Legal Issues With Bankrupt Bus Company (Charlotte Biz Journal)
- Report: Pedestrian Deaths Have Increased 15 Percent Since 2009 (WTOP)
- All Aboard Florida Offers Test Case for Private Passenger Rail (CityLab)
- DOT Helps Prep Communities for Climate Change Resilience (Fast Lane)
- Only a Handful of Rail Lines, Including Amtrak, on Target to Meet Safety Mandate (NJ.com)
- Louisiana Advocates Call for 10-Cent Gas Tax Hike (Transport Topics)
- For Sustainable Development, Location Matters as Much as Design (HuffPo)
- Weight-Loss Trick: Don’t Drive to Work (Wall Street Journal)
- DC Tries Out Cameras on Buses to Reduce Crime (Washington City Paper)
- How Strong WiFi Can Help with Congestion (Tennessean)
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