Today’s Headlines
- Four-City U.S. DOT Tour Highlights Neighborhoods Where Highways Divide (NextCity)
- New Federal Rule Could Merge Metropolitan Planning Agencies (NWI.com)
- Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker Vetoes Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax (MassLive)
- U.S. News: American Auto Industry Is in Trouble
- Trial Underway for Driver Who Killed Complete Streets Engineer, Intern in Columbus (Dispatch)
- Charlotte Police Cracking Down on Drivers Who Don't Yield to Pedestrians (WSOCtv.com)
- Bus Rapid Transit Helped Rio Win the Olympics, But It's Leaving the Poor Behind (Vice)
- San Antonio City Council to Vote on Sustainable Mobility Plan Today (KSAT)
- Twin Cities Metro Transit Named Transit Agency of the Year by APTA (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Cost Estimate of Southwest Light Rail in Twin Cities Increases to Nearly $2 Billion (Southwest Journal)
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