Today’s Headlines
- DOT Effort to Reconnect Communities Severed By Highways Kicks Off in Spokane (Next City)
- The Connection Between Traffic Stops and Police Shootings (Transportist)
- Bike-Share Debuts in L.A. (Streetsblog LA, LA Times)
- Atlanta Residents to Vote on Transpo Sales Tax in November (AJC)
- Feds Investigate Second Tesla Self-Driving Vehicle Crash (The Hill)
- Engineering Prof: Why I Still Feel Safe in My Self-Driving Car (WaPo)
- Study: Building Safe Bike Lanes Cuts Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Momentum)
- Uber Gets OK to Operate Legally During Philly’s Transit Mess (Inquirer)
- New Website From FTA Shares Transit-Oriented Development Resources (Progressive Railroading)
- Why Hasn’t Bike-Share Lived Up to Expectations in Broward County? (Sun Sentinel)
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