Today’s Headlines
Chris Mims: Driverless Cars Will Fuel Suburban Sprawl (WSJ) LA Times: Is Permanent Sales Tax the Answer for Great Transit in LA? Massachusetts’ $14.8B Transit Budget Focuses on Reliability (Globe) Ahead of Fall Vote, Foxx Urges Raleigh to Expand Commuting Options (News Observer) A New Approach to Florida’s Planned Communities (Urban Land) El Paso Thinking Big About Transit (Gov Tech) Detroit’s Bike Projects, Past … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on June 21, 2016
- Chris Mims: Driverless Cars Will Fuel Suburban Sprawl (WSJ)
- LA Times: Is Permanent Sales Tax the Answer for Great Transit in LA?
- Massachusetts’ $14.8B Transit Budget Focuses on Reliability (Globe)
- Ahead of Fall Vote, Foxx Urges Raleigh to Expand Commuting Options (News Observer)
- A New Approach to Florida’s Planned Communities (Urban Land)
- El Paso Thinking Big About Transit (Gov Tech)
- Detroit’s Bike Projects, Past and Future (WDET)
- St. Louis Light Rail Expansion Gets Pushback From Key Official (STL Today)
- Downtown Indianapolis Transit Hub Debuts (Inside Indiana Biz)
- Kansas City Factions Dispute Value of Streetcar (KC Biz Journal)
- Will Rio’s Subway Be Ready for the Olympics? (WaPo)
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