Today’s Headlines
Why the UN’s Habitat III Conference Matters for the Future of Cities (CityLab) Feds Put Hudson Rail Tunnel Project on Fast Track (WSJ) After Crash, NJ Lawmakers Seek $10M for Train Safety Tech (NJ.com) Retirement Communities of the Future Will Be Walkable and Urban (NYT) FTA Gives Out $8M for “Mobility on Demand” Solutions (Progressive … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EDT on October 17, 2016
- Why the UN’s Habitat III Conference Matters for the Future of Cities (CityLab)
- Feds Put Hudson Rail Tunnel Project on Fast Track (WSJ)
- After Crash, NJ Lawmakers Seek $10M for Train Safety Tech (NJ.com)
- Retirement Communities of the Future Will Be Walkable and Urban (NYT)
- FTA Gives Out $8M for “Mobility on Demand” Solutions (Progressive Railroading)
- How Seattle Blew Its Shot at a Subway (CrossCut)
- Could St. Paul’s I-94 “Land Bridge” Help Heal Civic Scars? (MinnPost)
- Denver Moves Ahead With Smart City Tech Without Feds (Gov Tech)
- Activists Rally After Recent Bicyclist Deaths in Cambridge, MA (Boston Globe)
- Will Waikiki’s New Buses Have a Rail Station to Connect to? (Honolulu Civil Beat)
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