Today’s Headlines
What U.S. Mayors Want to See From the Next President (CityLab) LA Times: Care About Climate Change? Vote for Transit Phoenix Held Up as Model for Successful Transit Tax (AZ Central) Investigations Show NJ Transit Short on Cash, Staff, and Safety Oversight (NJ Spotlight) Earl Blumenauer Entreats Portlanders to Bike to Ballot (The Hill) Where Dems and … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EST on November 7, 2016
- What U.S. Mayors Want to See From the Next President (CityLab)
- LA Times: Care About Climate Change? Vote for Transit
- Phoenix Held Up as Model for Successful Transit Tax (AZ Central)
- Investigations Show NJ Transit Short on Cash, Staff, and Safety Oversight (NJ Spotlight)
- Earl Blumenauer Entreats Portlanders to Bike to Ballot (The Hill)
- Where Dems and Republicans Differ on Infrastructure (FiveThirtyEight)
- Streetcar Boosts Business in Kansas City (KC Star)
- Presidential Candidates Have Said Little on “Automotive Issues” (Detroit News)
- Cities Key to Connecticut’s Future (CT Post)
- Chicago River Could Get Floating Bike Path (Next City)
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