Today’s Headlines
Technology Can Lead to Safer Driving Speeds and Prevent Traffic Deaths (Vice) Forget the $1 Trillion — Trump’s Budget Would Make Infrastructure Worse (RCP) D.C. Bike-Share Lobbyists Work Both Sides of the Aisle (Next City) After Bike-Share Suspension, 50 Bikes Back on the Street in Baltimore (Sun) Kansas City Has a Ton of New Bike … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:37 AM EDT on October 13, 2017
- Technology Can Lead to Safer Driving Speeds and Prevent Traffic Deaths (Vice)
- Forget the $1 Trillion — Trump’s Budget Would Make Infrastructure Worse (RCP)
- D.C. Bike-Share Lobbyists Work Both Sides of the Aisle (Next City)
- After Bike-Share Suspension, 50 Bikes Back on the Street in Baltimore (Sun)
- Kansas City Has a Ton of New Bike Lanes (KCTV)
- Suburb Wants Expressway Added to Portland Transit Referendum (Tribune)
- Purdue Officials Hope New Protected Bike Lane Will Strengthen Local Bike Culture (Journal & Courier)
- Committee Recommends Streetcar Connecting St. Paul and Airport (Star Tribune)
- Boston’s MBTA Breaks Down More Often Than Any Transit Service in the U.S. (WCVB)
- Behold, Billings’ Beautiful New Parking Deck (Gazette)
Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.
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