Today’s Headlines
Foxx in Boston Globe: Let’s Correct Past Transportation Mistakes and Connect Communities What to Expect With First Surge of $60M DC Metro Repair Plan (WaPo, The Hill) Atlanta to Spend $1B Over 25 Years on Biking, Walking Projects (Bicycling) Past Patterns Show That Voters Pony Up for Transit (Indy Star) Streetcars Work Best When They’re Not Just For Nostalgia (AP) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EDT on June 6, 2016
- Foxx in Boston Globe: Let’s Correct Past Transportation Mistakes and Connect Communities
- What to Expect With First Surge of $60M DC Metro Repair Plan (WaPo, The Hill)
- Atlanta to Spend $1B Over 25 Years on Biking, Walking Projects (Bicycling)
- Past Patterns Show That Voters Pony Up for Transit (Indy Star)
- Streetcars Work Best When They’re Not Just For Nostalgia (AP)
- Are Compact Neighborhoods Actually More Affordable? (Planetizen)
- New Survey: Americans Want More TOD (CentralJersey.com)
- Uber Gets Into Subprime Auto Lending (CityLab)
- A Look at Kansas City’s “Smart City Bid (Route 50)
- Accurate Bike Counter Could Help Complete Streets Advocates (Next City)
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