Today’s Headlines
Economists Ask Cities Not to Give Away the Farm to Amazon (Seattle Times) Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Just Like His Hotel Business (Vanity Fair) Northeastern Towns Try to Bring Back Regional Rail (Governing) Curbed Atlanta Has an Update on MARTA’s New Transit-Oriented Developments Despite Gripes, It’s Too Soon to Regulate Dallas Bike-Shares (D Magazine) New … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:25 AM EST on February 1, 2018
- Economists Ask Cities Not to Give Away the Farm to Amazon (Seattle Times)
- Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Just Like His Hotel Business (Vanity Fair)
- Northeastern Towns Try to Bring Back Regional Rail (Governing)
- Curbed Atlanta Has an Update on MARTA’s New Transit-Oriented Developments
- Despite Gripes, It’s Too Soon to Regulate Dallas Bike-Shares (D Magazine)
- New Bike Lanes Coming to Memphis (Flyer) and Colorado Springs (Gazette)
- Charlotte Observer Breaks Down the Lynx Blue Line Extension Opening in March
- San Antonio’s Long-Dead Streetcar Still an Issue in GOP Politics (Express News)
- Philadelphia Opens Homeless Services Center in Train Station (Inquirer)
- Indiana House Votes to Lift Light-Rail Ban (WISH, WFYI)
Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.
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