Today’s Headlines
Court Denies Amtrak Regulatory Powers Over Competitors (The Hill) Feds Grant $25 Million For Rail Infrastructure Upgrades (OH&S) Do NJ Rail Riders Pay the Highest Fares in U.S.? (NJ.com) New Buildings Near Chicago’s L Line Geared Mostly to Affluent Residents (Chicago Trib, Streetsblog Chi) Maryland Purple Line Proponents Push for Public/Private Partnership to Build It (MC Sentinel) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on May 2, 2016
- Court Denies Amtrak Regulatory Powers Over Competitors (The Hill)
- Feds Grant $25 Million For Rail Infrastructure Upgrades (OH&S)
- Do NJ Rail Riders Pay the Highest Fares in U.S.? (NJ.com)
- New Buildings Near Chicago’s L Line Geared Mostly to Affluent Residents (Chicago Trib, Streetsblog Chi)
- Maryland Purple Line Proponents Push for Public/Private Partnership to Build It (MC Sentinel)
- New Project Will Link 20 Miles of Detroit Walking/Bike Paths (CBS)
- Nashville Mayor Emphasizes Transit, Affordable Housing (Nashville Scene)
- Housing Sprouts Near Train Stations in Lower Hudson Valley (LoHud.com)
- Paris’s Plan for Car-Free Sundays (CityLab)
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