Today’s Headlines
DOT Releases $500M for 40 TIGER Grants, Including $135M for Rail (Bond Buyer, RT&S) Federal Judge Greenlights Route 66 BRT Plan in Albuquerque (ABQ Journal) Denver’s Having a Banner Transit Year, But Gaps Remain (Denver Post) Kansas City Streetcar More Than Doubles Ridership Predictions (KC Star) Utah Transit Fight Heads to State Supreme Court (Salt Lake Trib) Milwaukee … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on August 1, 2016
- DOT Releases $500M for 40 TIGER Grants, Including $135M for Rail (Bond Buyer, RT&S)
- Federal Judge Greenlights Route 66 BRT Plan in Albuquerque (ABQ Journal)
- Denver’s Having a Banner Transit Year, But Gaps Remain (Denver Post)
- Kansas City Streetcar More Than Doubles Ridership Predictions (KC Star)
- Utah Transit Fight Heads to State Supreme Court (Salt Lake Trib)
- Milwaukee Approves BRT Route (Milwaukee Biz Journal)
- Orlando Resurrects Transportation Agency With Eye Toward Better Transit (Orlando Sentinel)
- In Pennsylvania, Helping Amazon Employees Get to Work Without a Car (Newsworks)
- The National Record for Bike-Share Trips Per Bike Per Day Belongs to… Fargo? (KVRR)
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