Today’s Headlines
Charleston Decides Today If Transpo Tax Goes to Ballot (Post & Courier) Drowsy Driving’s Role in Traffic Crashes (USA Today) Feds Blast DC Metro for Systemic Deficiencies (WaPo) Animated Map Shows How High-Speed Rail Could Transform U.S. Travel (Business Insider) Costs for Twin Cities Light Rail Continue to Climb (StarTrib) Do Atlantans Really Own Fewer Cars Than … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EDT on August 9, 2016
- Charleston Decides Today If Transpo Tax Goes to Ballot (Post & Courier)
- Drowsy Driving’s Role in Traffic Crashes (USA Today)
- Feds Blast DC Metro for Systemic Deficiencies (WaPo)
- Animated Map Shows How High-Speed Rail Could Transform U.S. Travel (Business Insider)
- Costs for Twin Cities Light Rail Continue to Climb (StarTrib)
- Do Atlantans Really Own Fewer Cars Than Seattleites? (Medium.com)
- Crowded Light Rail Cars in Seattle Show Ridership Surging (Seattle Times)
- Cleveland Police Hang on to Their Bikes After RNC (Next City)
- After Fatality, Self-Driving Car Development Could Actually Speed Up (The Conversation)
- Oklahoma Funnels Funds to Bike/Ped Projects (Edmond Sun)
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