• 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)

• Documentary Series Chronicles Decline of Miami Bus System (Next City)
• Drivers Have Killed 111 People Walking in Georgia This Year (AJC)
• Next Few Months Are Crucial for Brightline’s Orlando Route (Florida Politics)
• Bike-Share Regs Mean Nothing Without Bike Lanes (Dallas Morning News)
• Orange County Urges NC Legislature to Lift Hurdle to Light Rail (Herald Sun)
• Nonprofit BikeShare Hawaii’s CEO Is Stepping Down (Pacific Biz Journal)
• Montgomery, AL, Ordinance Clears Way for Bike-Share (Advertiser)
• Missouri Governor Backs Gas-Tax Hike (Post-Dispatch)
• Singapore Tests Self-Driving Buses (Bloomberg), Figures Out How to Keep Dockless Bike-Share in Order (Smart Cities Dive)

• Portland Rolls Out Plan for Miles of New Bike Lanes Downtown (Willamette Week)
• Boston Bus Lane Pilot Ends as City Mulls Making It Permanent (Globe)
• Developers Say Parking Minimums in Augusta, GA, Are Stifling Growth (Chronicle)
• UNC Ready to Move Forward With BRT If State Blocks Light Rail (WCHL)
• Metro Charleston Seeks Input on Regional Transit Plan (Post and Courier)
• Budget Shortfall Projected for Cincinnati Streetcar in 2020 (WCPO)
• Tuscaloosa Residents Fed Up With Dangerous Sidewalks (ABC 33/40)
• Milwaukee Officials Encourage Biking, Tout Complete Streets Plan (Fox 6)
• Pittsburgh Warns Drivers Not to Park in Bike Lanes (City Paper)
• In Toronto, Vision Zero Doesn’t Really Mean “Zero” (Treehugger)