Today’s Headlines
“Let Detroit Vote for Better Transit,” Advocates Tell Obstructionist Politicians (Detroit Free Press) Large Congressional Delegation Wants Smarter Congestion Rules From U.S. DOT (T4A) Study: Traffic Deaths Up in Cities That Turn Off Red Light Cameras (AP) CityLab: The Way We Fund Sidewalks Is A Problem Ford and MIT Collecting Data on Pedestrian Behavior for Self Driving Cars (Industry Week) … Continued
9:02 AM EDT on July 28, 2016
- “Let Detroit Vote for Better Transit,” Advocates Tell Obstructionist Politicians (Detroit Free Press)
- Large Congressional Delegation Wants Smarter Congestion Rules From U.S. DOT (T4A)
- Study: Traffic Deaths Up in Cities That Turn Off Red Light Cameras (AP)
- CityLab: The Way We Fund Sidewalks Is A Problem
- Ford and MIT Collecting Data on Pedestrian Behavior for Self Driving Cars (Industry Week)
- Study Highlights Risk Streetcar Tracks Pose to Cyclists (Treehugger)
- Austin May Be Considering a High-Frequency Network for Buses (Austin Monitor)
- Real Estate Study: Atlanta’s MARTA Good for Business (Curbed)
- DART Holding Meetings to Expand Streetcar (DART)
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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