Today’s Headlines
What Would Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Do for Cities? (Atlantic) With New Traffic Data Tool, Uber Extends Olive Branch to City Governments (NYT) On Reddit Q&A, Foxx Touts High-Speed Rail (Palm Beach Post) Elaine Chao’s Confirmation Hearing Set for Wednesday (Equipment World) Feds Grant $1.1B for Chicago’s Red Line (Sun-Times) Senators Call for Review of Sleep Apnea Tests … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EST on January 9, 2017
- What Would Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Do for Cities? (Atlantic)
- With New Traffic Data Tool, Uber Extends Olive Branch to City Governments (NYT)
- On Reddit Q&A, Foxx Touts High-Speed Rail (Palm Beach Post)
- Elaine Chao’s Confirmation Hearing Set for Wednesday (Equipment World)
- Feds Grant $1.1B for Chicago’s Red Line (Sun-Times)
- Senators Call for Review of Sleep Apnea Tests for Train Conductors (NH Register)
- Will Trump Affect Sacramento’s Streetcar Plans? (Sac Bee)
- Nashville’s Sidewalk Problem (CityLab)
- Miami Pop-Up Transforms Parking Into Parks (Next City)
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