Today’s Headlines
House Supports Including Uber in Transit Benefits for Federal Employees (The Hill) Nashville Marks 10 Years of Commuter Rail (Tennessean) Chinese Investors Look Into Twin Cities High-Speed Rail (Finance & Commerce) Will Minneapolis Greenway Stretch Beyond Its First Five Blocks? (Next City) “Radio Silence” From NJTransit During Transpo Funding Shutdown (TSTC) Building Better Bike Lanes, With Help … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on September 16, 2016
- House Supports Including Uber in Transit Benefits for Federal Employees (The Hill)
- Nashville Marks 10 Years of Commuter Rail (Tennessean)
- Chinese Investors Look Into Twin Cities High-Speed Rail (Finance & Commerce)
- Will Minneapolis Greenway Stretch Beyond Its First Five Blocks? (Next City)
- “Radio Silence” From NJTransit During Transpo Funding Shutdown (TSTC)
- Building Better Bike Lanes, With Help From Citizens (NPR)
- The Parking Deal That Could Haunt DC for Years to Come (HuffPo)
- Salt Lake City BRT Project Proceeds Amid Lawsuit (SL Trib)
- Mobile Health Clinics to Set Up at St. Louis Light Rail Stations (St. Louis Biz Journal)
- Meanwhile, Fresh Food Markets Expand at Atlanta Stations (AJC)
- Barry County, Michigan, Honored as Best Rural Transit System in US (Hastings Banner)
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