Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
Sep 21, 2009

Detroit’s longtime mayor urges a new focus on transportation reform (Free Press)

Denver’s environmentally sustainable public housing effort gets $10 million federal grant (D.Post)

Bike advocates jumpstart ambitious new project in Las Vegas (Bikes Belong Press)

How did Thomas Jefferson make it into Planetizen’s list of Top 100 urban thinkers? (TNR)

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By Katie Pearce | Apr 26, 2013

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By Katie Pearce | May 17, 2013

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By Katie Pearce | May 3, 2013

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By Angie Schmitt | Jun 2, 2016

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Photos: Toronto Protesters Meet Bike Lane Removal Crews Head On

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 13, 2012

Yesterday was supposed to be the day that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford removed the Jarvis Street bike lane. But things didn’t go exactly according to plan. As Streetsblog NYC reported, protesters physically blocked the pavement-scraping machine as crews set about erasing those painted lines. Everyone’s talking about it. Shawn Micallef at Streetsblog Network member Spacing Toronto was on hand yesterday and […]