• Georgia Will Spend $100 Million on Kinda-Sorta BRT for Atlanta (AJC)
• Purple Line Construction in Maryland Moves Ahead (WTOP)
• Las Vegas Review-Journal Continues Crusade Against Light-Rail
• Las Vegas Sun: Light Rail Recommendation “Something to Cheer About”
• Smart Sensors Will Help Portland Design Safer Streets (KATU, Oregonian)
• Topeka Has a Walking Problem, Not a Parking Problem (Capitol-Journal)
• How Real-Time Transit Data Can Lead to a Car-Free Future (Sidewalk Talk)
• Seattle Will Award Contracts This Fall for 2024 Rail Expansion (Herald)
• Orlando Drivers Value Speed Over Safety (WESH)
• Oklahoma City Streetcar Testing Started on Tuesday (KFOR)

• How the Oil Billionaire Koch Brothers Attack Transit Projects Around the Country (NYT)
• NoVa Will Spend $1.3 Billion on Road Projects (WTOP)
• Pittsburgh Considers Lowering Speed Limits, Adding Bike Lanes (WPXI)
• Future Tri-Rail Station Draws Development to Palm Beach (Palm Beach Post)
• New Orleans Bike Rental Businesses Oppose Bike-Share (WDSU)
• Massachusetts Town Appeals State Bike Lane Project (Mass Live)
• Transit Agencies Should Provide First/Last Mile Service (Mobility Lab)
• Influx of E-Scooters Causes Confusion in Charlotte (Observer)
• Tampa-Area Residents Blame Crash Victims, Not Drivers Who Killed Them (WFTS)
• Utah Wants to Wring More Revenue From Transit Riders (Salt Lake Tribune)

• Bill Could Put Durham-Orange Light Rail Back on Track (News & Observer)
• Can the Damage Freeways Did to Cities Be Undone? (Slate)
• Milwaukee County Redesigning Its Transit Network (WUWM)
• Birmingham Suburb Wants BRT on Congested Highway (CBS 42)
• Cranky Baltimore Residents Push Back Against Plan to Widen Bike Lane (Fox 5)
• GOP Donor-Owned Las Vegas Review-Journal Calls Light Rail a “Boondoggle”
• FDOT Grant Means Tampa Streetcar Will Be Free for Three Years (TB Times)
• Motorists — Including Police — Often Park Illegally in Boston Bike Lane (WBZ)
• Drivers Aren’t the Only Ones Blocking Bike Lanes (KRXI)
• Santiago’s Already Big Subway System Is Doubling in Size (Next City)

• Trump Hasn’t Named Officials to “Fast-Track” Infrastructure (USA Today)
• Advisory Panel Backs Las Vegas Light Rail Line (Review-Journal)
• Will Phoenix Ever Actually Implement Complete Streets? (ABC 15)
• St. Louis Removes Bike Lane, Choosing Trucks Over Cyclists (KMOV)
• Environmental Study Presents Options for Portland Light Rail (Metro)
• Mayors Should Deprioritize Cars on City Streets (Commonwealth)
• Bike-Share Programs Often Avoid Poor Neighborhoods (KASU)
• Suburban Roads and Parking Lots Are the Worst (Mobility Lab)
• Lyft Wants to Be More Than Uber’s Baby Brother (Atlantic)

Streetsblog USA Editor Angie Schmitt is off this week. We’ll be on a brief publishing hiatus and then returning next Monday.

• Atlanta Expanding Transit as Ridership Declines (AJC)
• DC Should Make Stanley Cup Traffic Restrictions Permanent (Mobility Lab)
• Lawsuit Challenges Seattle Light Rail Expansion (KOMO, KIRO, Weekly)
• Who Knew What When About NoVa Metro Station Cuts? (Washington Post)
• Feds Give Wisconsin $160 Million for I-94 Construction (Journal Times)
• Charlotte Plans to Close Gap in Bike/Walking Path Along Blue Line (Observer)
• FTA Wants Hawaii to Sell Light-Rail Bonds It Doesn’t Need (Civil Beat)
• Investors Wary of Plan to Cap Atlanta Freeway With Park (Curbed)
• Oregon Transit Agency Cuts and Simplifies Fares (Daily Astorian)
• An E-Scooter Skeptic Is Converted (NYT)