Today’s Headlines
Amy Klobuchar: Trump Should Negotiate With Democrats to Secure Infrastructure Deal (Hill) WMATA GM Tries to Convince Politicians to Support (and Fund) His Blueprint for Fixing Metro (WAMU) AJC Columnist: Atlanta Suburb’s Protected Bike Lanes Make It Harder for Me to Drive Through Quickly Portland’s Bike-Share System Looks at Ways to Include Disabled Riders (LA Times) Virginia and Arizona Compete … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on April 25, 2017
- Amy Klobuchar: Trump Should Negotiate With Democrats to Secure Infrastructure Deal (Hill)
- WMATA GM Tries to Convince Politicians to Support (and Fund) His Blueprint for Fixing Metro (WAMU)
- AJC Columnist: Atlanta Suburb’s Protected Bike Lanes Make It Harder for Me to Drive Through Quickly
- Portland’s Bike-Share System Looks at Ways to Include Disabled Riders (LA Times)
- Virginia and Arizona Compete to Have the Fewest Rules on Autonomous Vehicle Testing (WaPo, Verge)
- Casino Opens North of Portland With No Transit Access; Causes Massive Jam on I-5 (Oregonian)
- Aspen Politicians Flirt With Erasing Bus Lane So More People Can Get Stuck in Car Traffic (Aspen Times)
- Dutch Signals Tell Cyclists Whether or Not They’ll Catch a “Green Wave” of Traffic Lights (CityLab)
- Silicon Valley’s “Flying Car” Is Actually an Expensive Toy for People With Lake Houses (NYT, Verge)
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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