Today’s Headlines
Congress, D.C. Metro Fight Over Where Additional Funding Will Come From (Roll Call) Idaho Driver Exam Now Covers Safely Driving on Streets With Cyclists, Pedestrians (Spokesman-Review) New Jersey Will Run Out of Money for Road, Rail Projects This Summer (NJ.com) Capital Bikeshare to Offer $5 Annual Memberships to Low-Income Subscribers (City Paper) Dallas Observer: To Build … Continued
8:59 AM EDT on April 14, 2016
- Congress, D.C. Metro Fight Over Where Additional Funding Will Come From (Roll Call)
- Idaho Driver Exam Now Covers Safely Driving on Streets With Cyclists, Pedestrians (Spokesman-Review)
- New Jersey Will Run Out of Money for Road, Rail Projects This Summer (NJ.com)
- Capital Bikeshare to Offer $5 Annual Memberships to Low-Income Subscribers (City Paper)
- Dallas Observer: To Build a Better DART, Choose Leaders Who Ride It
- Former Head of Washington State DOT Hired by Smart Growth America (T4America)
- OhioDOT: Lowering Speed Limit “Not Justified” on Road With 9 Deaths in 8 Years (NewsNet5)
- Uber Received 415 Requests for Data From Law Enforcement in 2nd Half of 2015 (The Hill)
- Detroit Parents, Kids Endure Extreme Commutes for Better Schools (Chalkbeat)
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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