Today's Headlines

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

By Angie Schmitt

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 Schmitt

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.

Today's Headlines

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