Today’s Headlines
Rahm Emanuel Tells Team Trump How to Sell Its Infrastructure Plan (Chicago Tribune) Trump Meets Atlanta Freeway Arson First Responders, Stumps for Road Spending (AJC) Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Takes Aim at the Scourge of Drunk Pedestrians (WaPo) Instead of Blaming Pedestrians for Fatality Uptick, CNNMoney Examines Dangerous Road Design …But Eastern Washington Reporters and Cops Haven’t … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on April 14, 2017
- Rahm Emanuel Tells Team Trump How to Sell Its Infrastructure Plan (Chicago Tribune)
- Trump Meets Atlanta Freeway Arson First Responders, Stumps for Road Spending (AJC)
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Takes Aim at the Scourge of Drunk Pedestrians (WaPo)
- Instead of Blaming Pedestrians for Fatality Uptick, CNNMoney Examines Dangerous Road Design
- …But Eastern Washington Reporters and Cops Haven’t Gotten the Message (KNDO)
- NACTO: “Rogue” Bike-Share Companies Aren’t Good for Cities (Next City)
- Capital Bikeshare Will Expand to Prince George’s County, MD, Next Year (WaPo)
- Times-Picayune Talks With Cycling Advocates to Mark New Orleans Bike to Work Day
- Tulsa Just Opened Its First Parking-Protected Bike Lanes (News on 6)
- CityLab Spotlights New Streetfilm on Oslo’s Move to a Car-Free Central City
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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