Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Trump Budget Is a Disaster for Cities and Transit (WaPo, Vox) Housing Advocates Fear Big HUD Cuts (WaPo) Trump Likely to Face Congressional Resistance to Scorched-Earth Budget (The Atlantic) In Detroit, Trump Hypes Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards (NYT, USA Today) London Mayor Sadiq Khan Proposes £770 Million for Bike Initiatives (The Guardian) Tempe Police’s Jaywalking Crackdown — “A Tax on … Continued

By Angie Schmitt

8:29 AM EDT on March 16, 2017

Trump Budget Is a Disaster for Cities and Transit (WaPo, Vox)
Housing Advocates Fear Big HUD Cuts (WaPo)
Trump Likely to Face Congressional Resistance to Scorched-Earth Budget (The Atlantic)
In Detroit, Trump Hypes Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards (NYT, USA Today)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Proposes £770 Million for Bike Initiatives (The Guardian)
Tempe Police’s Jaywalking Crackdown — “A Tax on Poor People” (Phoenix New Times)
Maryland Punts on Helping Pedestrians Cross the Street, Prioritizes Fast Commutes Over Safety (WAMU)
NCDOT to Offer Free “Last Mile” Bus Trips to Train Riders (Trains)

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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