Today’s Headlines
Construction of Four New SunRail Stations to Start This Spring (Orlando Sentinel) U.S. DOT Turns 50 (Transport Topics) Google Extends Driverless Car Testing to Kirkland, Washington (Business Insider) Buffalo, Louisville, Austin Among Applicants for $50M Smart City Challenge Foxx Continues Push for DC Metro Safety (WaPo) How Cheap Gas Affects Amtrak’s Ridership (CityLab) Tennessee Lawmakers Look for Private Sector Boost for Transit … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on February 4, 2016
- Construction of Four New SunRail Stations to Start This Spring (Orlando Sentinel)
- U.S. DOT Turns 50 (Transport Topics)
- Google Extends Driverless Car Testing to Kirkland, Washington (Business Insider)
- Buffalo, Louisville, Austin Among Applicants for $50M Smart City Challenge
- Foxx Continues Push for DC Metro Safety (WaPo)
- How Cheap Gas Affects Amtrak’s Ridership (CityLab)
- Tennessee Lawmakers Look for Private Sector Boost for Transit (Tennessean)
- New Haven Plans for a Future With Fewer Cars (NH Register)
- How Can Jacksonville Modernize Its 1980s “People Mover”? (Next City)
- In Central London, Cyclists Will Soon Outnumber Drivers (BBC)
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