Today’s Headlines
How an Anti-Growth Mentality Threatens Equality (NYT) Fatal Tesla Crash Highlights Lack of Federal Regs for Driverless Cars (LA Times) Philly Area Pulls One-Third of Rail Cars Out of Service Due to Structural Problem (AP) The First Bike-Share Fatality in America Happened in Chicago (Streetsblog Chicago) Has the Silver Line Boom Been Too Much, Too Soon for Tysons? (WaPo) Maryland … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on July 5, 2016
- How an Anti-Growth Mentality Threatens Equality (NYT)
- Fatal Tesla Crash Highlights Lack of Federal Regs for Driverless Cars (LA Times)
- Philly Area Pulls One-Third of Rail Cars Out of Service Due to Structural Problem (AP)
- The First Bike-Share Fatality in America Happened in Chicago (Streetsblog Chicago)
- Has the Silver Line Boom Been Too Much, Too Soon for Tysons? (WaPo)
- Maryland Attorney General Warns That Delay Could Jeopardize Purple Line (Bethesda Mag)
- Indianapolis Moves Ahead With BRT Plans While Waiting for Feds (IBJ)
- Tennessean: Nashville’s Big, Bold Transit Plans Aren’t Enough
- Boston Tries “Park and Pedals” for Last-Mile Solution (Beyond DC)
- How the Final Funds for Hurricane Sandy Repairs Will Be Spent (AP)
- One Woman’s Cross-Country Trip Via Train, Bus, and Bike (Modesto Bee)
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