Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on April 10, 2017

Derek Kan, Trump's New DOT Policy Chief, Used to Work for Lyft and Mitch McConnell (Reuters)
California's New Taxes to Fund Transportation Are Unthinkable in Congress (Mother Jones)
Democrats Tell Trump What They Want If He's Going to Get Their Votes for Infrastructure (The Hill)
West Sacramento to Get 200-Bicycle "Smart Lock" Bike-Share System (Sacramento Bee)
Post and Courier: Charleston, S.C., Can't Wait for BRT and Smart Land Use
Streetcar Tracks Are Being Welded Together on Milwaukee Streets (Urban Milwaukee)
JSK in North Carolina: "You Guys Have So Much Room to Play With" Wide Streets (Charlotte Observer)
Fixing Defective Guardrails: Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic of Road Safety (News Sentinel)
Scanning Drivers' Faces: Could Be Used for Safety, But Mostly Just to Play Favorite Tunes (NYT)
Suburban Omaha Lawmaker Fights Against Wider Sidewalks, Because Property Rights (Bellevue Leader)

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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