Today’s Headlines
- Housing Policy Neophyte Ben Carson Confirmed as HUD Boss (WaPo)
- Whatever Happens to the EPA, It's Important for Cities (CityLab)
- Milwaukee Groups File Suit Against Highway Expansion (Biz Times)
- Janette Sadik-Khan Sees "Electric" Energy in Detroit (Detroit Free Press)
- Anthony Foxx Skeptical of Trump's Infrastructure Plan (CBS News)
- WaPo on How NIMBYism Could Kill Infrastructure Ambitions
- Design Challenge Reimagines Houston's Streets (Houston Chron)
- Charleston Gets a New Walking/Biking Advocate (Post & Courier)
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