Today’s Headlines
Urbanists Won Seattle’s Election (Seattle Times) Measure to Sharply Reduce Gas Tax, “Devolve” Transportation Funding Fails Badly (The Hill) Anti-Bike and Pedestrian Amendments Shot Down in House Committee (Bike League) Portland’s Ex-Metro Director Says ODOT Lied About Columbia River Crossing (Oregon Live) U.S. DOT Releases Transportation Health Tool Uber’s Trying to Reach Suburbanites Who Drive … Continued
8:54 AM EST on November 5, 2015
- Urbanists Won Seattle’s Election (Seattle Times)
- Measure to Sharply Reduce Gas Tax, “Devolve” Transportation Funding Fails Badly (The Hill)
- Anti-Bike and Pedestrian Amendments Shot Down in House Committee (Bike League)
- Portland’s Ex-Metro Director Says ODOT Lied About Columbia River Crossing (Oregon Live)
- U.S. DOT Releases Transportation Health Tool
- Uber’s Trying to Reach Suburbanites Who Drive to the Train (Lohud)
- Trend Alert: Biking Somewhere Far Away and Taking the Train Home (Business Insider)
- Boston’s $650,000 Parking Space (CNBC)
- Houston Chronicle: Road Spending Popular, But Its Effects Fleeting
- Capitol Hill Could Be Getting a Protected Bike Lane (Roll Call)
Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.
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