Today’s Headlines
How Equity Can Factor Into Downtown Revitalization (Next City) Seattle’s the First U.S. City to Let Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize (Seattle Times) In The Hill, Former Transpo Secretaries Praise Bipartisan Bill Connecticut Plays Key Role in Amtrak’s Scheme to Modernize (Hartford Courant) Downtown Chicago Gets Its First BRT Corridor Next Week (Streetsblog Chicago) U.S. Sees … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on December 15, 2015
- How Equity Can Factor Into Downtown Revitalization (Next City)
- Seattle’s the First U.S. City to Let Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize (Seattle Times)
- In The Hill, Former Transpo Secretaries Praise Bipartisan Bill
- Connecticut Plays Key Role in Amtrak’s Scheme to Modernize (Hartford Courant)
- Downtown Chicago Gets Its First BRT Corridor Next Week (Streetsblog Chicago)
- U.S. Sees Mixed Results With Stimulus-Fueled Streetcar Projects (Bloomberg)
- Why Urbanists Should Feel Good About Houston’s New Mayor (Next City)
- The New DC Metro Chief’s Plans for Fixing a Troubled System (WaPo)
- What a City’s Skyline Says About Its Energy Efficiency (MIT Tech Review)
- San Diego Trib: Transit-Centric Growth Critical for Climate Plan
- How Smart City Tech Could Combat Traffic Collisions (Tech Crunch)
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