Today’s Headlines
Christie, Foxx to Talk Hudson River Amtrak Tunnel, But NY Gov Cuomo Is MIA (WSJ) Traffic Deaths on Track to Exceed 40,000 for First Time Since 2007 (AP) Maryland Gov Larry Hogan Makes Red Line Cancellation Official, Forfeiting $100M (AP) Politico Hosts Playbook Lunch With Foxx and EPA’s Gina McCarthy In New Orleans, Public Transportation … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:04 AM EDT on August 18, 2015
- Christie, Foxx to Talk Hudson River Amtrak Tunnel, But NY Gov Cuomo Is MIA (WSJ)
- Traffic Deaths on Track to Exceed 40,000 for First Time Since 2007 (AP)
- Maryland Gov Larry Hogan Makes Red Line Cancellation Official, Forfeiting $100M (AP)
- Politico Hosts Playbook Lunch With Foxx and EPA’s Gina McCarthy
- In New Orleans, Public Transportation Hasn’t Fully Recovered From Katrina (Times-Picayune)
- An Interactive History of the Worldwide Bike-Share Boom (CityLab)
- Feds to Study Improved Amtrak Service for the Midwest (WCPO)
- Bike Commuting Is Up for Wealthier Employees (Slate)
- Will High-Speed Rail Unite or Divide Texas? (Houston Press)
- A Conversation About the State of Biking in DC (WaPo)
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