Today’s Headlines
DOT Narrows “Smart City Challenge” Down to Seven Finalists… (WaPo) …Including Kansas City, Denver, Austin (KC Star, Denver Post, KXAN) LA Would See Range of Major Transit Projects If Voters Approve $120B Tax (LA Times) Report: Feds Aren’t Ready to Regulate Driverless Cars (The Verge) How the New UW Light Rail Station Could Transform Seattle (Seattle Times) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on March 14, 2016
- DOT Narrows “Smart City Challenge” Down to Seven Finalists… (WaPo)
- …Including Kansas City, Denver, Austin (KC Star, Denver Post, KXAN)
- LA Would See Range of Major Transit Projects If Voters Approve $120B Tax (LA Times)
- Report: Feds Aren’t Ready to Regulate Driverless Cars (The Verge)
- How the New UW Light Rail Station Could Transform Seattle (Seattle Times)
- Sadik-Khan Chats with The Verge, CityLab on Her Playbook for Better Streets
- Should BRT Come to Route 66? Battle Continues in Albuquerque (Counterpunch)
- GM Ramps Up Its Efforts on Driverless Car Tech (NYT)
- Tampa Studies Array of New Commuting Options (Tampa Trib)
- Should U.S. Cities Outright Ban Right Turns on Reds? (Next City)
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