Today’s Headlines
The Associated Press Examines the Rise of Protected Bike Lanes A Look at the Opportunities and Challenges of Vision Zero in American Cities (Fast.co) Megaproject Expert Says Transit Cost Estimates Are Getting More Realistic (MassTransitMag) Sonar Device Helps Nab Drivers Who Pass Cyclists to Closely (Fast.co) Shanghai Taking Action to Limit Sprawl (Global Times) First of Atlanta’s Six … Continued
8:58 AM EDT on August 24, 2016
- The Associated Press Examines the Rise of Protected Bike Lanes
- A Look at the Opportunities and Challenges of Vision Zero in American Cities (Fast.co)
- Megaproject Expert Says Transit Cost Estimates Are Getting More Realistic (MassTransitMag)
- Sonar Device Helps Nab Drivers Who Pass Cyclists to Closely (Fast.co)
- Shanghai Taking Action to Limit Sprawl (Global Times)
- First of Atlanta’s Six Planned Transit-Oriented Developments Breaks Ground (WABE)
- State Level Politicking Threatens Twin Cities’ Plans for Southwest Light Rail (Star Tribune)
- Dallas Advocates Demand a Downtown Subway (Morning News)
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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