Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Why America’s Roads Are So Much More Deadly Than Europe’s (Vox) As Auto Lending Standards Get Looser, Delinquencies Rising (NYT) Uber and Lyft Like Trump’s Transportation Secretary Pick (Bloomberg) EPA Trying to Fast-Track Strict Emission Standards for Vehicles Pre-Trump (LA Times) Lack of Sidewalks Is a Public Health Issue in Durham County (News & Observer) Data … Continued

By Angie Schmitt

9:00 AM EST on December 1, 2016

Why America’s Roads Are So Much More Deadly Than Europe’s (Vox)
As Auto Lending Standards Get Looser, Delinquencies Rising (NYT)
Uber and Lyft Like Trump’s Transportation Secretary Pick (Bloomberg)
EPA Trying to Fast-Track Strict Emission Standards for Vehicles Pre-Trump (LA Times)
Lack of Sidewalks Is a Public Health Issue in Durham County (News & Observer)
Data Scientists Are Trying to Use Google Street View to Pinpoint Accessibility Problems (Technical.ly)
Money Flows for Sidewalks in Nashville But Construction Is Slow (Nashville Scene)
Chicago City Council Approves TIF Funding for Red and Purple Line Modernization (Streetsblog Chicago)
Boston Plans Bike-Friendly “Peanutabout” to Make a Tricky Intersection Safer (Boston Cyclists Union)
CityLab: For a Stronger City, Providence Should Tear Down the 6-10 Connector

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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