Today’s Headlines
Senate Panel Greenlights FAST Act Transpo Funding Levels (Progressive Railroading) How Will We Know When We’re Getting Bike Equity Right? (Next City) New Urban Land Institute Report Looks at Trend of “Trail-Oriented Development” Rethinking Miami’s Iconic Calle Ocho as a Complete Street (CityLab) Foxx, Mayors Return From “Smart City” Tour in Europe (E Turbo News) Wired: No, Dallas Highway Widening Isn’t a … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on April 26, 2016
- Senate Panel Greenlights FAST Act Transpo Funding Levels (Progressive Railroading)
- How Will We Know When We’re Getting Bike Equity Right? (Next City)
- New Urban Land Institute Report Looks at Trend of “Trail-Oriented Development”
- Rethinking Miami’s Iconic Calle Ocho as a Complete Street (CityLab)
- Foxx, Mayors Return From “Smart City” Tour in Europe (E Turbo News)
- Wired: No, Dallas Highway Widening Isn’t a Model for Other Cities
- Why Philanthropy’s Big on Cycling (Inside Philanthropy)
- Game Back on for Cincinnati’s Streetcar (Cincy Biz Journal)
- Austin Bike Advocates Call for Safety Upgrades (KXAN)
- How One German City Handles Pedestrians Engrossed in Their Phones (WaPo)
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