Today’s Headlines
It’s a Record-Breaking Year for Transpo Ballot Measures (San Gabriel Valley Trib) Twin Cities’ Green Line Is Raising Housing Costs for Poor Residents (Pioneer Press) Senior NJ Transit Officials Miss Safety Hearing (AP) How Will the U.S. Handle Urban Population Growth? (WaPo) Maryland Gov Hogan Touts Purple Line as a Cure for Metro (AP) Should Biking on Downtown … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:02 AM EDT on October 24, 2016
- It’s a Record-Breaking Year for Transpo Ballot Measures (San Gabriel Valley Trib)
- Twin Cities’ Green Line Is Raising Housing Costs for Poor Residents (Pioneer Press)
- Senior NJ Transit Officials Miss Safety Hearing (AP)
- How Will the U.S. Handle Urban Population Growth? (WaPo)
- Maryland Gov Hogan Touts Purple Line as a Cure for Metro (AP)
- Should Biking on Downtown Sidewalks Be Illegal? (Next City)
- Nashville Trails Six Peer Cities on Transit (Nashville Biz Journal)
- ENO Center Chief: Detroit Desperately Needs to Vote for Rail and Transit (US News)
- Miami’s Walkability Upswing Starts Downtown (CityLab)
- A Quick Guide to Urban Development Buzzwords (Charlotte Observer)
- Capital Bikeshare Expands to Fairfax County (WaPo)
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