Today’s Headlines
Bill de Blasio Touts Drop in NYC Traffic Deaths Under Vision Zero (Streetsblog NYC) Colorado Lawmakers Debate Whether to Spend $1.2 Billion on Highway or Light Rail (Coloradoan) Portland Cyclists: Rumble Strips Aren’t Enough Protection (KGW.com) Bike Advocates Call for Lower Speed Limits in Minnesota Cities (Star Tribune) PIRG: Connecticut Governor’s Highway Widening Plan Is a … Continued
8:55 AM EST on January 20, 2016
- Bill de Blasio Touts Drop in NYC Traffic Deaths Under Vision Zero (Streetsblog NYC)
- Colorado Lawmakers Debate Whether to Spend $1.2 Billion on Highway or Light Rail (Coloradoan)
- Portland Cyclists: Rumble Strips Aren’t Enough Protection (KGW.com)
- Bike Advocates Call for Lower Speed Limits in Minnesota Cities (Star Tribune)
- PIRG: Connecticut Governor’s Highway Widening Plan Is a Bad Idea (WNPR)
- How Big Cities Are Nudging People Out of Cars (The Guardian)
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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