Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Katie Pearce
- The Purple Line Is Really Happening for Maryland's DC Suburbs (WaPo, Baltimore Sun)
- Human Transit's Jarrett Walker on Why Cars and Cities Don't Match (WaPo)
- How Federal Rules Hold Back Mixed-Use Development (Crossroads)
- Small Towns Aren't Immune to Big City Conflicts (Next City)
- New Bill Threatens Bike/Ped Funding in Tennessee (WTVC)
- DC, Maryland, Virginia Agree on Metro Safety Deal (WaPo)
- Milwaukee Accelerates BRT Planning to Snag Funding (Milwaukee Biz Journal)
- Boise Reveals Plans for Downtown Streetcar Circulator (Boise Weekly)
- Vegas Takes Admiring Look at Denver's Transit System (Denver Biz Journal)
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