Today’s Headlines
If Shutdown Persists, Amtrak’s at Risk (Bloomberg) Survey: 40 Percent of Americans Consider Their Neighborhoods Unwalkable (NRDC Switchboard) High-Speed Rail in Illinois Would Be Expensive But Doable (Crain’s Chicago Business) In D.C., the Shutdown’s Bad for Metro But Good for Bike-Share (Washington City Paper) Christie: NJ Transit Chief Wasn’t to Blame for Sandy Rail Damage … Continued
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Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on October 4, 2013
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- If Shutdown Persists, Amtrak’s at Risk (Bloomberg)
- Survey: 40 Percent of Americans Consider Their Neighborhoods Unwalkable (NRDC Switchboard)
- High-Speed Rail in Illinois Would Be Expensive But Doable (Crain’s Chicago Business)
- In D.C., the Shutdown’s Bad for Metro But Good for Bike-Share (Washington City Paper)
- Christie: NJ Transit Chief Wasn’t to Blame for Sandy Rail Damage (NorthJersey.com)
- North Carolina Postpones Transportation Conference Due to Furloughs (News Observer)
- Lincoln, Nebraska, Dreams of Passenger Rail (Journal Star)
- Tea Party Activists Oppose Central Indiana Transit Boost (IBJ)
- Next Week: International Bike and Walk to School Day (Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space)
- What Were Gandhi’s Views on Sustainable Transport? (City Fix)
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