Today’s Headlines
Key Milestone Reached for Southeast High-Speed Rail Plans (Richmond Times-Dispatch) DOT Hosts “Beyond Traffic” Forums Across the Country (AP) Rail Companies Threaten Shutdown Over Dec. 31 Safety Tech Deadline (The Hill) In Detroit, Biden Celebrates New Buses for “Comeback City” (USA Today) Charlotte, NC, Scores Loan for Light-Rail Expansion (Progressive Railroading) A Look at Google’s Efforts to Make Silicon … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on September 21, 2015
- Key Milestone Reached for Southeast High-Speed Rail Plans (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- DOT Hosts “Beyond Traffic” Forums Across the Country (AP)
- Rail Companies Threaten Shutdown Over Dec. 31 Safety Tech Deadline (The Hill)
- In Detroit, Biden Celebrates New Buses for “Comeback City” (USA Today)
- Charlotte, NC, Scores Loan for Light-Rail Expansion (Progressive Railroading)
- A Look at Google’s Efforts to Make Silicon Valley More Bike-Friendly (Fast CoExist)
- Maryland Wins Award for Purple Line Study (WaPo)
- St. Louis Group Strives to Bring Back the Streetcar (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Tomorrow: Worldwide Car-Free Day
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