Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Will Federal Safety Officials Consider Transit a Death-Reduction Strategy? (The Hill) …Yes, According to NTSB’s Twitter Account The Case for Moving Toward Pilot Projects and Away From Big Ideas (Commonwealth Magazine) W. Virginia, D.C., Oklahoma and Louisiana Big Winners in U.S. DOT “Fastlane” Grants (The Advocate) Cleveland Debuts Another Unorthodox Bike Lane Design (Scene) In … Continued

By Angie Schmitt

9:00 AM EDT on September 8, 2016

Will Federal Safety Officials Consider Transit a Death-Reduction Strategy? (The Hill)
…Yes, According to NTSB’s Twitter Account
The Case for Moving Toward Pilot Projects and Away From Big Ideas (Commonwealth Magazine)
W. Virginia, D.C., Oklahoma and Louisiana Big Winners in U.S. DOT “Fastlane” Grants (The Advocate)
Cleveland Debuts Another Unorthodox Bike Lane Design (Scene)
In Australia, Drivers Will Wait Up to 7 Seconds Longer to Accommodate Elderly Pedestrians (The Age)
Honolulu Negotiating With Feds to Keep $3-Billion-Over-Budget Rail Project Moving (NextCity)
Toronto Cyclists Win Fight Over Key Missing Link in Bike Network (Now Toronto)
Does Job Sprawl Shorten or Lengthen Commutes? (Access Magazine)
Indianapolis Star: Passing Transit Levy Will Improve Quality of Life

Angie Schmitt

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.

Today's Headlines

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