Today’s Headlines
As House Preps for Transpo Bill Markup, Dems Object to Use of Customs Fees (The Hill) Texas High-Speed Rail Firm Predicts $36B Economic Impact (Houston Chron) Congress Seems Likely to Extend Deadline on Rail Safety Tech (CT Post) As Prez, Kasich Would Gut U.S. DOT, Give States Even More Leeway (ABC News) Three Cities Shifting to Put People Before Cars … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:53 AM EDT on October 16, 2015
- As House Preps for Transpo Bill Markup, Dems Object to Use of Customs Fees (The Hill)
- Texas High-Speed Rail Firm Predicts $36B Economic Impact (Houston Chron)
- Congress Seems Likely to Extend Deadline on Rail Safety Tech (CT Post)
- As Prez, Kasich Would Gut U.S. DOT, Give States Even More Leeway (ABC News)
- Three Cities Shifting to Put People Before Cars (HuffPo)
- The Geography of U.S. Road Fatalities (CityLab)
- Cities Can Lead the Way on Climate Change (Next City)
- Baltimore Snags State Funds for Bike/Ped Projects (Baltimore Sun)
- In Atlanta, AT&T Loses Legal Battle Over Streetcar (AJC)
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