Today’s Headlines
Moving Forward in Georgia: Bipartisan Bill Opening Door to Dramatically Expanded MARTA (AJC) Cobb County Okays Construction of Controversial Highway Bridge to New Braves Stadium (AJC) Amtrak Studying Replacing Rail Service Lost in Katrina (The Hill) Honolulu City Council Approves Extension of Tax to Fund Light Rail Project Overruns (KHON2) Vulnerable Road Users Law Moving Forward in Florida … Continued
8:58 AM EST on January 28, 2016
- Moving Forward in Georgia: Bipartisan Bill Opening Door to Dramatically Expanded MARTA (AJC)
- Cobb County Okays Construction of Controversial Highway Bridge to New Braves Stadium (AJC)
- Amtrak Studying Replacing Rail Service Lost in Katrina (The Hill)
- Honolulu City Council Approves Extension of Tax to Fund Light Rail Project Overruns (KHON2)
- Vulnerable Road Users Law Moving Forward in Florida (Florida Politics)
- New Jersey Commuters Desperate for a New Hudson River Train Tunnel (Fox Business)
- Commute Times for Low-Income Workers in the Bay Area Have Doubled (TechCrunch)
- Most DC Bike Lanes Still Buried in Snow (WaPo)
Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.
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