Today’s Headlines
L.A. Metro’s 40-Year Game Plan (LA Times) Federal Inspection “Blitz” Follows D.C. Metro Shutdown Last Week (WTOP) How the New National Transit Map Could Pinpoint Transit Deserts (WaPo) Why BART Got Frank on Twitter About the System’s Problems (Verge) Politico on How Congress Undermined Its Own City’s Metro Minneapolis Light Rail Has One More Shot … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:16 AM EDT on March 21, 2016
- L.A. Metro’s 40-Year Game Plan (LA Times)
- Federal Inspection “Blitz” Follows D.C. Metro Shutdown Last Week (WTOP)
- How the New National Transit Map Could Pinpoint Transit Deserts (WaPo)
- Why BART Got Frank on Twitter About the System’s Problems (Verge)
- Politico on How Congress Undermined Its Own City’s Metro
- Minneapolis Light Rail Has One More Shot at Funding This Spring (StarTrib)
- The Civil Rights Issues at Play in Boston’s Late-Night T Cancellation (CityLab)
- Tennessee Bill Threatens Bike/Ped Projects (Land Line)
- Jersey’s Transit Vehicles Have Been Breaking Down More Often (NJ.com)
- Phoenix Celebrates Opening of Light-Rail Extension (Tuscon News Now)
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