Today’s Headlines
- DC Metro Shuts Down for Blizzard (Washingtonian)
- Will Nashville Go Big With Transit Plans? (Tennessean)
- How Cheap Gas Prices Spell Trouble for Cities (CityLab)
- Philly's Successful Experiment With Using Subway Braking to Generate Power (NYT)
- GE's Move to Boston Another Sign of Suburbs' Frailty (The Week)
- Drivers Licenses on the Decline (Atlantic)
- Cincinnati Streetcar Could Expand to Cross the River (Cincinnati Biz Journal)
- Cities Are Starting to Act More Like Startups (Fortune)
- Little Rock's "Campaign to Connect" Pushes Tax for Transit (Arkansas Online)
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