Today's Headlines

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The U.S. Needs to Cut Construction Costs Before We Can Do Infrastructure Right (American Interest) CA High-Speed Rail: Both in Limbo and Full-Speed Ahead (SF Chron) Born in Sweden, Vision Zero Has Spread to Dozens of U.S. Cities (Governing) Next City on How Cities Can Aim Higher With Vision Zero In Providence, a Model for Grassroots Transpo Advocacy (American … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:59 AM EST on February 13, 2017

The U.S. Needs to Cut Construction Costs Before We Can Do Infrastructure Right (American Interest)
CA High-Speed Rail: Both in Limbo and Full-Speed Ahead (SF Chron)
Born in Sweden, Vision Zero Has Spread to Dozens of U.S. Cities (Governing)
Next City on How Cities Can Aim Higher With Vision Zero
In Providence, a Model for Grassroots Transpo Advocacy (American Prospect)
Rah Emanuel Will Need Help From Trump to Build His O’Hare Express Train (Sun Times)
Indianapolis BRT in Doubt (Indy Star)
Realtor.com Lists U.S. Cities with Fastest-Growing ‘Burbs
The Long Commute in Mexico City (CityLab)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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