Today’s Headlines
Feds Question Civil Rights Violations in Boston’s Late-Night T Cancellation (Boston Globe) LA’s Gold Line Extension Opens Up New Options for San Gabriel Valley (LA Times) DC Metro GM Offers Vision for How to Fix the System (WaPo) A Q&A with Atlanta BeltLine Visionary Ryan Gravel (Atlanta Mag) San Francisco to Give Incentives for Not Riding BART During … Continued
March 7, 2016
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FTA Boss Therese McMillan Departs for LA Transpo Job (WaPo) Jersey Invests Less in Transit as Ridership Grows (Bloomberg) Trump Appears to Side With Dems on High-Speed Rail (Time) Uber Invests Big in Global Expansion (WSJ) Shoup: How Parking Requirements Make Life Harder for the Poor (WaPo) High-Speed Rail Options Under Scrutiny in Connecticut (Hartford Courant) A … Continued
March 4, 2016
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The Purple Line Is Really Happening for Maryland’s DC Suburbs (WaPo, Baltimore Sun) Human Transit’s Jarrett Walker on Why Cars and Cities Don’t Match (WaPo) How Federal Rules Hold Back Mixed-Use Development (Crossroads) Small Towns Aren’t Immune to Big City Conflicts (Next City) New Bill Threatens Bike/Ped Funding in Tennessee (WTVC) DC, Maryland, Virginia Agree on … Continued
March 3, 2016
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DC, Boston Rank Highest Among Big Cities in Bike/Walk Commute Rate (Fast CoExist) GOP vs. Dems in Maryland’s Transportation Spending Battle (Baltimore Sun) Miami Campaign Looks for “100 Great Ideas” for Mobility (Miami Herald) Nashville Biz Leaders Push to Become Partners on Transit (Nashville Biz Journal) Can Bridj Fill Boston’s Late-Night T Void? (Transit Wire) Cato Genius Randal O’Toole … Continued
March 2, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Americans Drove a Record-Breaking 3.1 Trillion Miles Last Year (AP) Brookings: Obama’s Transportation Budget Would Be a Big Win for Metro Areas NPR Interviews Anthony Foxx on the Future of Self-Driving Cars Mileage Fee Supporters Convene in Washington (The Hill) San Diego’s Big Plan for Downtown Mobility (Next City) NTSB: Wrong Move to Give FTA DC Metro Oversight … Continued
February 23, 2016
Today’s Headlines
How Can Expensive Cities Become Affordable Again? (WaPo) Amtrak Test Run Briefly Restores Service Between From New Orleans to Florida (Next City) Memphis Transit Agency on “the Brink of Collapse” (Commercial Appeal) Electric Bus Corridor Key to Providence’s Smart City Aspirations (Providence Journal) Will California Drive Out the Driverless Car? (Auto News) Raleigh’s Transit Hub Poised … Continued
February 22, 2016
Today’s Headlines
After Four Mayoral Terms, D.C. Streetcar Will Officially Start Running Next Saturday (WaPo) Gizmodo: It’s Cars, Not Smartphones, That Kill Pedestrians Emanuel’s Plan for Chicago: Expand Downtown While Investing in Poor Neighborhoods (Chicago Trib) Biden Celebrates 7th Anniversary of the Stimulus Act (StarTrib) Amtrak Requests $1.8B for Next Fiscal Year (The Hill) California to Test New … Continued
February 19, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Durham-Orange Light Rail Moves Forward (News & Observer) Will Providence Get Bypassed in Northeast Rail Plan? (RI Future) Walkability Often Comes With Higher Rent (Forbes) Red Line Funding Isn’t a Sure Thing for Indianapolis (Indy Star) Richmond’s BRT to Serve as Backbone for Region’s Transit Goals (Times-Dispatch) Toronto’s Transit-Centric Future Vision (Globe and Mail) Ford … Continued
February 16, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Federal Funding Issues Pit States Against Amtrak (American Prospect) Foxx Says He’s Short on Patience With DC Metro Safety Problems (Washington City Paper) Ideas from St. Louis and St. Petersburg for DOT’s Smart City Challenge (Post-Dispatch, TB Times) Has Austin-San Antonio Rail Plan Been Derailed? (Austin Biz Journal) Price Tag Rises for Albuquerque BRT (ABQ Journal) Atlanta … Continued
February 15, 2016
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More About Transit Projects in Line for Funds in Obama’s Budget: SF Exam, MinnPost, ABQ Journal Dallas Area Explores Quicker Path to Expanding Cotton Belt Rail (Dallas News) The New Face of Suburbia in Twin Cities (City Lab) BRT Could Come to Milwaukee (WPR) On International Winter Bike to Work Day, How Bikes Serve as Social … Continued
February 12, 2016