Today’s Headlines
- Nashville Transit Plan Garners 30,000 Signatures, Mayor Says (Tennessean)
- Study: America’s Dependence on Cars Is Killing Children (Curbed)
- D.C. Metro Isn’t the First System to Offer Refunds for Late Trains (Post)
- Seattle Region Updates Its $40 Billion, 30-Year Transportation Plan (Herald)
- In Tampa, Bus Rapid Transit Is In and Light Rail Is Out (TBO)
- Bike Easy Wants “Ambassadors” for New Orleans Cyclists and Pedestrians (Gambit)
- Snow-Covered Syracuse Sidewalks Force Pedestrians Into Streets (Syracuse.com)
- Residents Frustrated by Problems With Albuquerque BRT (KOB)
- New Pennsylvania Amtrak Station Pushed Out Into 2020s (Press and Journal)
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