Today’s Headlines
St. Louis Gets Federal Grant to Study North-South Transit Line (St. Louis Business Journal) Driver Smashes Into Columbus Day Protest in Reno; Gazette-Journal: They “Didn’t Have Permit” Truck Driver Struck and Killed Babysitter Pushing Stroller in Cincinnati (Enquirer) Seattle Times: Self-Driving Cars Aren’t the Answer to Every Transportation Problem Mercedes Says Its Self-Driving Cars Will Prioritize Saving … Continued
9:00 AM EDT on October 12, 2016
- St. Louis Gets Federal Grant to Study North-South Transit Line (St. Louis Business Journal)
- Driver Smashes Into Columbus Day Protest in Reno; Gazette-Journal: They “Didn’t Have Permit”
- Truck Driver Struck and Killed Babysitter Pushing Stroller in Cincinnati (Enquirer)
- Seattle Times: Self-Driving Cars Aren’t the Answer to Every Transportation Problem
- Mercedes Says Its Self-Driving Cars Will Prioritize Saving Occupants in Collisions (Auto Express)
- Pittsburgh Will Use Grim Reaper to “Scare” Pedestrians Using Cell Phones — Yuk, Yuk (Post-Gazette)
- Edmonton City Council Okays Network of Protected Bike Lanes (Edmonton Journal)
- Utrecht Redesigning Its Major Corridors to Put People First (Bicycle Dutch)
Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.
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