Today’s Headlines
LA’s Multi-Modal Mobility Plan Meets the City’s Ingrained Car Culture (NYT) Why a Biden Run Could Be Good News for Amtrak (The Hill) Is It Possible for California to Cut Gas Use in Half by 2030? (Mercury News) What Europe’s High-Speed Trains Can Teach America (Grist) Northeast Governors Prod Congress for Long-Term Transpo Bill (Trucking … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:56 AM EDT on September 8, 2015
- LA’s Multi-Modal Mobility Plan Meets the City’s Ingrained Car Culture (NYT)
- Why a Biden Run Could Be Good News for Amtrak (The Hill)
- Is It Possible for California to Cut Gas Use in Half by 2030? (Mercury News)
- What Europe’s High-Speed Trains Can Teach America (Grist)
- Northeast Governors Prod Congress for Long-Term Transpo Bill (Trucking Info)
- BRT Hits a Milestone — 400 Routes Worldwide (Next City)
- Electric Car-Share Launches in Indianapolis (AP)
- Drumbeat for Gas Tax Bill Grows Louder in Tennessee (Nashville Biz Journal)
- Honolulu Combats Traffic With Bike Lanes (Star Advertiser)
- New Orleans Residents Feel Like the Streetcar’s for Tourists (Times-Picayune)
- Seattle Could Once Again Be a Cyclist’s City (CrossCut)
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