Today’s Headlines
Detroit’s Transit Tax Proposal Flounders (Detroit News) DC Metro Boss Proposes Slashing Late-Night Hours (Washington City Paper) Ruling Expected Today for Route 66 BRT (KRQE) How a Reimagined I-94 Could Reconnect Twin Cities (Fast Lane) Maryland’s Purple Line to Get Funding Sign-Off Next Week (WaPo) Why Portland Took So Long on Bike-Share (City Lab) Plans Advance to Improve … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:53 AM EDT on July 29, 2016
- Detroit’s Transit Tax Proposal Flounders (Detroit News)
- DC Metro Boss Proposes Slashing Late-Night Hours (Washington City Paper)
- Ruling Expected Today for Route 66 BRT (KRQE)
- How a Reimagined I-94 Could Reconnect Twin Cities (Fast Lane)
- Maryland’s Purple Line to Get Funding Sign-Off Next Week (WaPo)
- Why Portland Took So Long on Bike-Share (City Lab)
- Plans Advance to Improve Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (Philly.com)
- A New Focus on Walkability for Downtown Dallas (Dallas News)
- DOT Makes $200M Available for Safety Tech on Commuter Rail (Progressive Railroading)
- A Vision for High-Speed Rail in the Midwest (Progressive.org)
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: New Downtown Connection Could Make Amends for Civic Arena’s Damage
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