Today’s Headlines
- Public-Private Partnerships Can Work, But Government Must Be Careful Not to Get Screwed (NYT, Politico)
- Shelley Poticha Pokes Holes in Trump's Wall Street-Friendly Infrastructure Privatization "Plan" (NRDC)
- Baltimore Mayor Says She Could Use Bogus Fire Truck Rule to Erase More Bike Lanes (Sun)
- Building More Dense, Walkable Housing Is the Key for Cities to Support the Paris Agreement (Cascadia Weekly)
- Meanwhile, in Seattle: 400 Apartments (Plus 260 Parking Spaces) Above New Light Rail Station (Capitol Hill Times)
- It Looks Like the Atlanta Streetcar Is Back on Track After Series of Operational Problems (AJC)
- Kansas City Streetcar Authority Endorses Route for Northward Extension (KC Star)
- Hampton Roads Transit, With Falling Bus Ridership, Plans Light Rail Expansion (Virginian-Pilot)
- Meanwhile, in Clemson, SC: Mayor "Very Interested" in Personal Rapid Transit Pod Cars (Independent Mail)
- Meet the New Highway Expansion Plan, Same as the Old Highway Expansion Plan (Tampa Bay Times)
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