Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Indianapolis Council Sends Transit Expansion Package to Voters (Indy Star) Feds Order Immediate Safety Fixes for DC Metro (Daily Caller) Scaled-Back Green Line Extension Moves Forward in Boston (Globe) Former Christie Adviser Named Interim Chief of Staff of New Jersey Transit (Record) Houston’s Metro Boss Plans for the Future (Houston Chron) Feds Hold Back Half-Billion for Honolulu Rail (AP) … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:58 AM EDT on May 10, 2016

Indianapolis Council Sends Transit Expansion Package to Voters (Indy Star)
Feds Order Immediate Safety Fixes for DC Metro (Daily Caller)
Scaled-Back Green Line Extension Moves Forward in Boston (Globe)
Former Christie Adviser Named Interim Chief of Staff of New Jersey Transit (Record)
Houston’s Metro Boss Plans for the Future (Houston Chron)
Feds Hold Back Half-Billion for Honolulu Rail (AP)
It’s National Protected Bike Lane Week (Bicycle Retailer)
How Austin’s Vote on Uber/Lyft Fingerprinting Could Have National Impacts (DC Inno)
Cities Use Strava App to Tap Into Cycling Data (Guardian)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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