Today’s Headlines

by Tanya Snyder

  • Amtrak CEO Says GOP Privatization Plan Would Be the End of Amtrak (The Hill)
  • Without More Federal Funds, DC Metro Chief Warns of Possible Safety Backslide (WaPo)
  • OPEC Says Oil Prices Won’t Return to 2008 Highs (Land Line)
  • Republican Senator Wants to Eliminate Tax Breaks For Energy Companies (WaPo)
  • What’s an Energy Master Plan Without Transportation? (NorthJersey.com)
  • Cato on T4America Report on Stranded Seniors: So What? Seniors Don’t Take Transit.
  • Gabe Klein Is Bringing DC-Style Pedestrian Advances to Chicago (Alt Transport)
  • Amtrak Ridership Along Planned California HSR Route Hits Record Numbers (Transpo Nation)
  • Montreal’s Bicycle Renaissance is Causing a New Problem: Bike Congestion (Montreal Gazette)
  • Maximizing TOD Doesn’t Have to Mean 18-Story Buildings (GGW)
  • The Negative Safety Consequences of Airline-Style Security (Infrastructurist)
  • A Personal-Finance Argument for Commuting By Bike (Forbes)