Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on April 26, 2017

Trump's Tax Proposal, Out Today, Likely Includes Infrastructure Spending Modeled on 2015 Band-Aid (Politico)
NYC Real Estate Moguls Advising Trump Talk Up Leasing Infrastructure to Private Firms (NY Post, Real Deal)
The Economist Looks at the Promise and Pitfalls of Using Private Capital for Public Projects
Recent Penn Station Meltdown Shows What Happens When Congress Systemically Underfunds Amtrak (NYT)
Cities Will Suffer If Techno-Futurists Are the Only Ones Determining the Future of Autonomous Vehicles (CityLab)
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Very Proud of 1,000-Space, $48 Million "Green" Parking Garage (AJC, Atlanta Mag)
Austin's "BRT Lite" Sees Ridership Jump After Capital Metro Stops Charging Premium Fare (Austin Monitor)
Fresno Improves Frequency and Adds Late-Night Service on Its Busiest Bus Routes (Fresno Bee)
Paint-Your-Own Bike Lanes Installed in Tampa Suburb (TB Times) and Lake Charles, LA (KPLC)
81-Year-Old Man, Injured by SUV Driver and Taken to Hospital, Gets Jaywalking Ticket (Billings Gazette)

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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