Today’s Headlines
To Understand the Rage in Charlotte, Look to the History of Its Roads (ThinkProgress) G-7 Welcomes U.S. Driverless Car Guidelines (Seattle Times) Voters in NJ, Illinois Could Opt to Protect Transportation Funds (Governing) BRT Posed as Answer to Miami’s Traffic Congestion (Miami Herald) If DC Metro Cancels Late-Night Service, Can Uber and Lyft Fill the Gap? (WaPo) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:56 AM EDT on September 26, 2016
- To Understand the Rage in Charlotte, Look to the History of Its Roads (ThinkProgress)
- G-7 Welcomes U.S. Driverless Car Guidelines (Seattle Times)
- Voters in NJ, Illinois Could Opt to Protect Transportation Funds (Governing)
- BRT Posed as Answer to Miami’s Traffic Congestion (Miami Herald)
- If DC Metro Cancels Late-Night Service, Can Uber and Lyft Fill the Gap? (WaPo)
- How Building Bigger Roads Actually Worsens Traffic (Wired)
- Land Disputes Complicate Plans for Dallas-Houston Rail (Houston Chron)
- Feds Sign Off on Milwaukee BRT Plans (Milwaukee Biz Journal)
- Bike Lanes Coming to Evanston Road Where Driver Killed Student Cyclist (Streetsblog Chicago)
- Philly Ends Status as Largest U.S. City Without Protected Bike Lanes (Philly Voice)
- Ashland, VA: The Railroad Town That Doesn’t Want Another Train (WaPo)
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