- Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Lacks Any Real Funding (CBS, WaPo)
- It Also Lacks Votes (NYT)
- Baltimore Metro to Unexpectedly Close for a Month for Emergency Repairs (Sun)
- Engineers Push Back Against Criticism of Tampa-St. Pete BRT Plan (TB Times)
- Negotiations Stall Over Minneapolis's Use of Freight Line for Passenger Rail (KSTP)
- Grand Rapids Wins Federal Funding for BRT Line to Grand Valley State (MLive)
- Albuquerque Mayor Ignored Warning Signs About BRT Problems (ABQ Journal)
- Deseret News Delves Into What It Takes to Maintain Utah Transit
- Eight of Louisiana’s Busiest Bridges Are Structurally Deficient (Shreveport Times)
- Uber’s Flying Cars Are Really Just Fancy Helicopters (Tech Crunch)
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Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued
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