Today’s Headlines
APTA Boss Michael Melaniphy Resigns (Railway Age) San Diego Divided Over Sales Tax for Transpo (LA Times) Just-Launched Kansas City Streetcar Sparks Development (KMBC) Largest Bike-Share Operator in U.S. Now Making Bikes in Detroit (Fast Co.Exist) Delaware Bill Focuses on Transit-Friendly Communities (AP) Tacoma Light Rail Rides Will Be Free Until 2022 Extension (Progressive Railroading) Miami Herald: … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:55 AM EDT on May 3, 2016
- APTA Boss Michael Melaniphy Resigns (Railway Age)
- San Diego Divided Over Sales Tax for Transpo (LA Times)
- Just-Launched Kansas City Streetcar Sparks Development (KMBC)
- Largest Bike-Share Operator in U.S. Now Making Bikes in Detroit (Fast Co.Exist)
- Delaware Bill Focuses on Transit-Friendly Communities (AP)
- Tacoma Light Rail Rides Will Be Free Until 2022 Extension (Progressive Railroading)
- Miami Herald: It’s High Time to Legalize Uber, Lyft
- How Moving Can Break Your Car Commuting Habits (CityLab)
- Amtrak Looks to Clear Choke Points in Maryland (Baltimore Sun)
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