Today’s Headlines
Federal Funding Issues Pit States Against Amtrak (American Prospect) Foxx Says He’s Short on Patience With DC Metro Safety Problems (Washington City Paper) Ideas from St. Louis and St. Petersburg for DOT’s Smart City Challenge (Post-Dispatch, TB Times) Has Austin-San Antonio Rail Plan Been Derailed? (Austin Biz Journal) Price Tag Rises for Albuquerque BRT (ABQ Journal) Atlanta … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:20 AM EST on February 15, 2016
- Federal Funding Issues Pit States Against Amtrak (American Prospect)
- Foxx Says He’s Short on Patience With DC Metro Safety Problems (Washington City Paper)
- Ideas from St. Louis and St. Petersburg for DOT’s Smart City Challenge (Post-Dispatch, TB Times)
- Has Austin-San Antonio Rail Plan Been Derailed? (Austin Biz Journal)
- Price Tag Rises for Albuquerque BRT (ABQ Journal)
- Atlanta Bike Boss Faces Uphill Climb in Making City More Cycle-Friendly (Atlanta Mag)
- Tampa Group Argues Transit’s More Important Than Roads (Tamba Trib)
- DC Streetcar Could (Finally) Start Running This Month (WUSA)
- Ford/Bridj Partnership in Kansas City Challenges Uber (Tech Times)
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