Today’s Headlines
U.S. DOT Proposes Easing Rules for Transit Projects That Get Private Financing (Route Fifty) Trump and Congressional Budget Cuts Threaten LA Subway Expansion Before 2028 Olympics (KPCC) Parking Became Cheaper Than Transit, So Austin Community College Students Stopped Taking the Bus (Monitor) Philly Breaks Ground on Its First One-Way Protected Bike Lane in University City … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on August 2, 2017
- U.S. DOT Proposes Easing Rules for Transit Projects That Get Private Financing (Route Fifty)
- Trump and Congressional Budget Cuts Threaten LA Subway Expansion Before 2028 Olympics (KPCC)
- Parking Became Cheaper Than Transit, So Austin Community College Students Stopped Taking the Bus (Monitor)
- Philly Breaks Ground on Its First One-Way Protected Bike Lane in University City (Curbed, Philly Voice)
- Meanwhile, Elsewhere in Philly: Anti-Bike Lane Cranks Out in Full Force (Philly.com, Philadelphia Mag)
- Columnist Flies to Denver, Takes Rail, Is Convinced Norfolk Needs Airport Light Rail (Virginian-Pilot)
- Lyft: Official Car Service of Amtrak (TechCrunch, Verge, Engadget)
- Former Bush Official Now Serving Up Some Hyperloop Kool-Aid (Baltimore Sun)
- Honolulu Mayor Signs “Distracted Walking” Ban, Earning Mockery From The Onion
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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