Today’s Headlines
Senators Urge Federal Investigation of NJ Transit (NJ.com) Ex-Defense Department Honcho: White House Should Oversee Transition to Driverless Cars (WaPo) UN Calls for More Investment in Bike Lanes, Sidewalks (Grist) Cities Lost Out in Final Election Debate (Next City) Lyft Has More Than Double Its Federal Lobbying The Past Few Months (The Hill) WMATA Considers Scrapping New Virginia BRT Route … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EDT on October 21, 2016
- Senators Urge Federal Investigation of NJ Transit (NJ.com)
- Ex-Defense Department Honcho: White House Should Oversee Transition to Driverless Cars (WaPo)
- UN Calls for More Investment in Bike Lanes, Sidewalks (Grist)
- Cities Lost Out in Final Election Debate (Next City)
- Lyft Has More Than Double Its Federal Lobbying The Past Few Months (The Hill)
- WMATA Considers Scrapping New Virginia BRT Route (GGW)
- Behind the Rise of the ‘Urbanpreneur’ (CityLab)
- Construction Complete for Chicago Riverwalk (Streetsblog Chicago)
- Austin Advocates Push for Safer Roads Through Prop 1 (KXAN)
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