Today’s Headlines
Metro Board Chair Holds Purple Line Hostage; Under Pressure to Resign (WTOP) The Fight for Better Transit Is a Fight for Racial Equality (City Lab) St. Paul Streetcar Still Six Years Away From Construction (Twin Cities Business) Lack of Bike Lanes Forces San Diego Cyclists Onto Sidewalks (Union-Tribune) Baltimore Relaunched Its Troubled Bike-Share Program on … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:21 AM EDT on October 16, 2017
- Metro Board Chair Holds Purple Line Hostage; Under Pressure to Resign (WTOP)
- The Fight for Better Transit Is a Fight for Racial Equality (City Lab)
- St. Paul Streetcar Still Six Years Away From Construction (Twin Cities Business)
- Lack of Bike Lanes Forces San Diego Cyclists Onto Sidewalks (Union-Tribune)
- Baltimore Relaunched Its Troubled Bike-Share Program on Sunday (Sun)
- Rapid Flashing Beacons Installed at East Boston Crosswalks (Times-Free Press)
- Taos-Area Cities Launch Fare-Free Rural Transit Routes (Taos News)
- Washington Zoo Will Build New Parking Deck Rather Than Promote Transit (Post)
- Just a Tiny Fraction of Houston Road Bond Will Go to Bike Projects (Press)
- Carlos Gimenez Is Letting Miami-Dade Transit Go to the Dogs (Herald)
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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