Today’s Headlines
MARTA’s Wish List in Atlanta Includes Rail Along Belt Line (AJC) Minneapolis Light Rail in Limbo as Lawmakers Negotiate (MPR) Questions Remain a Year After Philly’s Fatal Amtrak Derailment (NPR) Will Congress Have to Step in to Clarify Amtrak’s Regulatory Authority? (Bloomberg BNA) Boston’s Development Boom Spills Beyond Downtown (Globe) In Houston, There’s Not Enough Walkable Urbanism For … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on May 13, 2016
- MARTA’s Wish List in Atlanta Includes Rail Along Belt Line (AJC)
- Minneapolis Light Rail in Limbo as Lawmakers Negotiate (MPR)
- Questions Remain a Year After Philly’s Fatal Amtrak Derailment (NPR)
- Will Congress Have to Step in to Clarify Amtrak’s Regulatory Authority? (Bloomberg BNA)
- Boston’s Development Boom Spills Beyond Downtown (Globe)
- In Houston, There’s Not Enough Walkable Urbanism For Everyone Who Wants It (Chron)
- San Mateo Launches Off Bike-Share on Bike to Work Day (KQED)
- Seattle Tops Zillow’s List of Bike-Friendliest Cities (KIRO)
- Portland’s Boom of Protected Bike Lanes (Bike Portland)
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