Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on April 27, 2017

APTA: Trump's Transit Cuts Would Jeopardize 1.1 Million Jobs and $38 Billion Worth of Projects (Hill)
Nashville Mayor Pushes Transit Funding Plan, Identifies First Light Rail Corridor (Tennessean, Biz Journal)
North Carolina's 18-Mile Durham-Orange Light Rail Clears Another Hurdle (Herald-Sun)
This Struggling Arkansas City Wants Trump to Fund a $3 Billion Interstate Highway (NBC News)
Detroit's 430-Bike, 43-Station Bike-Share, Named "MoGo," to Launch in May (Free Press, News, MLive)
SPUR Explains Why California's Recent Transportation Funding Agreement, Warts and All, Is a Huge Deal
California to Allow Autonomous Vehicle Tests Without Drivers (Sac Bee); Carmakers Want More (Reuters)
Peter Calthorpe "Deeply Frightened" That Self-Driving Cars Will Turbo-Charge Sprawl (Business Insider)
CEO of Architecture Giant Gensler Talks About Designing for a Future With Fewer Parking Garages (Curbed)
Journey Back to 1957 and Learn About Syracuse's Failed "Mr. Jaywalker" Campaign (Syracuse.com)

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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