Today’s Headlines
Ron Klain to Dems: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Trap — Don’t Fall for It (WaPo) Krugman: And It’s a Privatization Scam (NYT) CityLab Speculates About Trump’s Transpo Secretary Pick Atlanta’s MARTA Expansion Depends a Lot on GOP Officials (AJC) In LA, Transit Tax Victory Shows Broad Frustration With Traffic (LA Times) Seattle Advocates Want Another Rail Vote to … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EST on November 21, 2016
- Ron Klain to Dems: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Trap — Don’t Fall for It (WaPo)
- Krugman: And It’s a Privatization Scam (NYT)
- CityLab Speculates About Trump’s Transpo Secretary Pick
- Atlanta’s MARTA Expansion Depends a Lot on GOP Officials (AJC)
- In LA, Transit Tax Victory Shows Broad Frustration With Traffic (LA Times)
- Seattle Advocates Want Another Rail Vote to Speed Construction (KIRO)
- Hoboken Rail Crash Highlights Problem of Worker Fatigue (NJ.com)
- The Complex Politics of Transit Funding in Miami (Miami Herald)
- Orange-Durham Light Rail Project Faces Major Funding Questions (News & Observer)
- As Minneapolis Pushes Density, Some Neighborhoods Push Back (MinnPost)
- How Girl Trek, a Walking Group for Black Women, Changes Lives (WaPo)
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