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
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 is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.
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