Today’s Headlines
Campaign for Dedicated Funding for DC Metro Taking Shape (Washington Biz Journal) Next City: What Does a Smarter, More Equitable Transportation System Look Like? African-American Teen Sues Cops Who Tasered Her For Biking at Tacoma Mall (NYT) Feds Order Boston Transit to Revise Civil Rights Policies (Boston.com) Pittsburgh, Columbus Pitch for the Smart Cities Challenge (Post-Gazette, Dispatch) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EDT on May 17, 2016
- Campaign for Dedicated Funding for DC Metro Taking Shape (Washington Biz Journal)
- Next City: What Does a Smarter, More Equitable Transportation System Look Like?
- African-American Teen Sues Cops Who Tasered Her For Biking at Tacoma Mall (NYT)
- Feds Order Boston Transit to Revise Civil Rights Policies (Boston.com)
- Pittsburgh, Columbus Pitch for the Smart Cities Challenge (Post-Gazette, Dispatch)
- Honolulu Rail Project Uncertain After Feds Estimate Higher Price Tag (Honolulu Civil Beat)
- How Cities Can Innovate to Fund Infrastructure (Houston Public Media)
- Engineer in Last Year’s Philly Amtrak Crash Likely Distracted (Inquirer)
- Minnesota Governor Backs Off Gas Tax Hike (StarTrib)
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