Today’s Headlines
Washington Metro Closed for 24 Hours for Emergency Inspections (USA Today) “Commuter Chaos” Expected (Global Post), Beltway “Barely Moving” (WaPo), Traffic Slows Buses (WaPo) “#Metrogeddon” Inspires First Time Bike Commuter ( WaPo 1, 2) After Flirting With Rejecting Grant, Raleigh Adopts Bike-Share Program (News Observer) Resurrected City-Only MARTA-Expansion Bill Passes Georgia House Panel (AJC) Pedestrians “Run for Their Lives” … Continued
8:58 AM EDT on March 16, 2016
- Washington Metro Closed for 24 Hours for Emergency Inspections (USA Today)
- “Commuter Chaos” Expected (Global Post), Beltway “Barely Moving” (WaPo), Traffic Slows Buses (WaPo)
- “#Metrogeddon” Inspires First Time Bike Commuter ( WaPo 1, 2)
- After Flirting With Rejecting Grant, Raleigh Adopts Bike-Share Program (News Observer)
- Resurrected City-Only MARTA-Expansion Bill Passes Georgia House Panel (AJC)
- Pedestrians “Run for Their Lives” in St. Paul (Minnesota Public Radio)
- San Diego Building Up to Meet Demand for Walkability (La Jolla Light)
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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