Today’s Headlines
Governors Send Trump Wish List of Infrastructure Projects (McClatchy) Can Trump Actually Deny Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities? (AP) California Republicans Want White House to Block Money for High-Speed Rail (LA Times) What Diplomats and Urbanists Can Learn From Each Other (CitiScope) Will a Fossil Fuel-Friendly White House Affect Car Ownership Declines? (Curbed) Philly’s Transit Car Shortage … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EST on February 7, 2017
- Governors Send Trump Wish List of Infrastructure Projects (McClatchy)
- Can Trump Actually Deny Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities? (AP)
- California Republicans Want White House to Block Money for High-Speed Rail (LA Times)
- What Diplomats and Urbanists Can Learn From Each Other (CitiScope)
- Will a Fossil Fuel-Friendly White House Affect Car Ownership Declines? (Curbed)
- Philly’s Transit Car Shortage Expected to Continue (AP)
- Growing Rochester, MN, Needs a Game-Changer Transit Plan (MPR News)
- In Seattle, a Common-Sense Reason to Increase Density in U District (Seattle Times)
- Houston Bike Advocates Press for Action After Two Light Rail-Related Fatalities (Houston Public Media)
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