Today’s Headlines
DOT Dangles $40M Prize for Reimagining the American City (WaPo) You Can’t Ignore Transportation as a Key Piece of the Climate Puzzle (Devex) Good News and Bad News for Cities in the New Transpo Bill (CityLab) Transpo Bill a Boon for Hudson River Rail Project (NYT) Supporters of Mileage-Based Gas Tax See Opportunity (The Hill) Atlanta Bike-Share … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:54 AM EST on December 8, 2015
- DOT Dangles $40M Prize for Reimagining the American City (WaPo)
- You Can’t Ignore Transportation as a Key Piece of the Climate Puzzle (Devex)
- Good News and Bad News for Cities in the New Transpo Bill (CityLab)
- Transpo Bill a Boon for Hudson River Rail Project (NYT)
- Supporters of Mileage-Based Gas Tax See Opportunity (The Hill)
- Atlanta Bike-Share Held Back Til Next Summer (Atlanta Mag)
- Light Rail, Trolley System Could Be Coming to Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- Walk[Your City] Trend Moves to College Campuses (CityLab)
- Commonwealth Mag Picks Out Flaws in Massachusetts’ Idea for Means-Based T Fares
- In the Works: Speedier Train Travel From DC to Richmond (WaPo)
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