Today’s Headlines
- Trump’s Climate Denier EPA Nominee Is a Giant Middle Finger to Environmentalists… (NYT, EDF)
- …Was Investigated for Colluding With Fossil Fuel Companies as Oklahoma AG (Politico)
- Why Trump Saying “Urban Renewal” Is Scary for Cities (NYT)
- Boston’s Green Line Extension Opening Pushed Back to 2021 (The Globe)
- Cincinnati Streetcar Ridership Falling Short of Projections (Enquirer)
- Four Ways to Add “Gentle” Density to Neighborhoods (The Tyee)
- Trumpster, Conspiracist Alex Jones Very Concerned About Parking in Austin (InfoWars via Streetsblog Tex)
- UPS Now Delivering by Electric Bike in Portland (Oregonian)
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