Today’s Headlines
D.C. Metro Ridership Down 9 Percent From Last Year, and the Pain Is Not Over (WTOP) Shreveport, Louisiana, Urban Highway Would Displace Poor Residents (Strong Towns) Same Man Kills Two Pedestrians in Waco, Texas, in 17 Months; Police Blame Pedestrians (KVIA) North Carolina Gov Asks Trump to Fund Rail Connections (Next City) Charlotte Transit Chief Wants $6 Billion Light … Continued
8:59 AM EST on February 22, 2017
- D.C. Metro Ridership Down 9 Percent From Last Year, and the Pain Is Not Over (WTOP)
- Shreveport, Louisiana, Urban Highway Would Displace Poor Residents (Strong Towns)
- Same Man Kills Two Pedestrians in Waco, Texas, in 17 Months; Police Blame Pedestrians (KVIA)
- North Carolina Gov Asks Trump to Fund Rail Connections (Next City)
- Charlotte Transit Chief Wants $6 Billion Light Rail Expansion (Charlotte Agenda)
- Charlotte to Add a Protected Bike Lane (Charlotte Five)
- Iowa Bill Would Require Drivers to Change Lanes When Passing a Cyclist (Des Moines Register)
- “Free Market” Texas Lawmakers Try to Stop Private Dallas-Houston High-Speed Rail (Houston Chronicle)
- Forbes Lists Its Best Places to Retire Without a Car
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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