Today’s Headlines
Lobbyists in a Frenzy as Transpo Bill Takes Shape in Congress (AP) Bill a “Rare Moment of Bipartisan Glee,” But It Still Dodged the Gas Tax (WaPo) Union Presses to Save Northeast Transit Funds (The Hill) Feds Want “Fire Lit” for DC Metro Safety (WTOP) New Study Will Look at Environmental Impacts of Uber and Lyft … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EST on November 16, 2015
- Lobbyists in a Frenzy as Transpo Bill Takes Shape in Congress (AP)
- Bill a “Rare Moment of Bipartisan Glee,” But It Still Dodged the Gas Tax (WaPo)
- Union Presses to Save Northeast Transit Funds (The Hill)
- Feds Want “Fire Lit” for DC Metro Safety (WTOP)
- New Study Will Look at Environmental Impacts of Uber and Lyft (The Verge)
- GGW: A Lot Fewer People Will Drive If FBI Makes Smart Choice on New Home
- What San Diego’s Doing to Get Better With TOD (Voice of San Diego)
- Detroit’s New Transit Authority Can Take Lessons From Atlanta (Next City)
- Hartford, CT, Could Either Win Big or Lose Big With NE Rail Plans (Hartford Courant)
- North Texas Transit System Cut to Bare Bones (Dallas News)
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