Today’s Headlines
Low Gas Prices Leave Northern Virginia Scrambling for Transit Money (WaPo) New Orleans Expands Transit With Round-the-Clock Service (Times-Picayune) Denver’s Airport Rail Line Opens Friday (Denver Post) Quick-Build Bike Projects Are Trending (Next City, Wired) Al Franken Urges Minnesota to Act on Light Rail (StarTrib) Population Rebounds NJ Transit Stations (Asbury Park Press) Detroit Voters Weigh BRT, Airport … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on April 18, 2016
- Low Gas Prices Leave Northern Virginia Scrambling for Transit Money (WaPo)
- New Orleans Expands Transit With Round-the-Clock Service (Times-Picayune)
- Denver’s Airport Rail Line Opens Friday (Denver Post)
- Quick-Build Bike Projects Are Trending (Next City, Wired)
- Al Franken Urges Minnesota to Act on Light Rail (StarTrib)
- Population Rebounds NJ Transit Stations (Asbury Park Press)
- Detroit Voters Weigh BRT, Airport Link, and Ann Arbor Rail (Detroit Free Press)
- Why an Elevated Expressway Would Be a Bad Idea for Vegas (Las Vegas Sun)
- In Lee County, Florida, Transit Ridership Declines as Economy Grows (News Press)
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