Today’s Headlines
Senate Panel Backs $100M for Modernizing Chicago’s Red, Purple Lines (Chicago Trib) Newly Appointed NJ Transit Chief Backs Out of Job (NYT, NJ.com) In DC, Is WMATA Riders’ Advocacy Group Done For? (WaPo) California High-Speed Rail Officials Tweak Business Plan (AP) NACTO Offers Guidance on Where to Place Bike-Share Stations (Next City) Uber Reaches Settlement in Driver Status Suits in California, Massachusetts … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EDT on April 22, 2016
- Senate Panel Backs $100M for Modernizing Chicago’s Red, Purple Lines (Chicago Trib)
- Newly Appointed NJ Transit Chief Backs Out of Job (NYT, NJ.com)
- In DC, Is WMATA Riders’ Advocacy Group Done For? (WaPo)
- California High-Speed Rail Officials Tweak Business Plan (AP)
- NACTO Offers Guidance on Where to Place Bike-Share Stations (Next City)
- Uber Reaches Settlement in Driver Status Suits in California, Massachusetts (The Hill)
- Pre-Construction Work Starts for D.C.’s Purple Line (WaPo)
- After Solid First Year, Philly Expands Bike-Share (Philly Inquirer)
- Elon Musk Hints at Self-Driving Buses (Bloomberg)
- Utah Buses Go All-Electric With Boost From Feds (Salt Lake Trib)
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