Today’s Headlines
CNN Highlights the Sorry State of America’s Infrastructure Georgia Threatens to Shut Down Atlanta Streetcar (AJC) Seattle Bumps Up Timeline for Light Rail Projects (Seattle Times) Uber Preps to Meet Demand During DC Metro Work (WaPo, The Hill) Google Plans Self-Driving Car Center Near Detroit (Detroit Free Press) Driverless Car Tech to Get Boost from US-Israel Collaboration … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on May 27, 2016
- CNN Highlights the Sorry State of America’s Infrastructure
- Georgia Threatens to Shut Down Atlanta Streetcar (AJC)
- Seattle Bumps Up Timeline for Light Rail Projects (Seattle Times)
- Uber Preps to Meet Demand During DC Metro Work (WaPo, The Hill)
- Google Plans Self-Driving Car Center Near Detroit (Detroit Free Press)
- Driverless Car Tech to Get Boost from US-Israel Collaboration (Jerusalem Post)
- Parksify Talks Walkability With Jeff Speck
- Upstate New York Gets Millions for Transit Upgrades (AP)
- Philly Mag: Better Bike Lanes Could Stop the Self-Righteousness
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