Today’s Headlines
Georgia Governor’s $10 Billion Transportation Plan: All Roads (AJC via Streetsblog SE) Seattle Light Rail Expansion Opening 6 Months Early, $150 Million Under Budget (MyNorthwest.com) Virginia Lawmakers Butt Heads Over Tolling Solo Drivers on I-66 at Rush Hour (WTOP) Asheville Road Safety Campaign Helped Reduce Bike-Ped Crashes Substantially (Asheville.com) New Research Helps Explain How People Choose … Continued
8:54 AM EST on January 14, 2016
- Georgia Governor’s $10 Billion Transportation Plan: All Roads (AJC via Streetsblog SE)
- Seattle Light Rail Expansion Opening 6 Months Early, $150 Million Under Budget (MyNorthwest.com)
- Virginia Lawmakers Butt Heads Over Tolling Solo Drivers on I-66 at Rush Hour (WTOP)
- Asheville Road Safety Campaign Helped Reduce Bike-Ped Crashes Substantially (Asheville.com)
- New Research Helps Explain How People Choose Between Transit, Walking, or Driving (NextCity)
- Idling Your Car to Warm It Up Is Pointless (NewsNet5)
- Bus Fare Protests Getting Heated in Brazil (Daily Mail)
- Belgium Plans to Put Housing in Big Box Parking Lots (Curbed)
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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