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Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on April 28, 2017

    • Trump: "Tax Plan" Is Single Sheet of Paper (CNN); Just Kidding About Linking Taxes and Infrastructure (Hill)
    • Memphis Transit Authority Pitches Bus Overhaul, Begins Push for Transit Funding Referendum (Daily News)
    • Sound Transit Unveils Detailed Timeline for ST3 Rail and Bus Expansion (Seattle Times, KIRO)
    • Local Bigs Ride Detroit's Woodward Avenue Streetcar Before Its May 12 Grand Opening (Crain's)
    • Bill to Allow Speed Cams in SF, San Jose Sidelined in State Assembly (Mercury News)
    • Automakers Met Yesterday with Chao and Pruitt as Trump Backtracks on Fuel Efficiency (Reuters)
    • Ford CEO Talks With CityLab About Autonomous Cars and Becoming a "Mobility Company"
    • Former Judge Gets Parking Ticket, Crusades Against Bridgeport's Plate-Scanning Enforcement (CT Post)
    • Off-Street Parking Mandates Don't Cure Congestion, They Just Cause More Problems (Market Urbanism)
    • Busting St. Petersburg Police for Jaywalking Exposes Hypocrisy, But Doesn't Make Anyone Safer (WTSP)
Stephen Miller
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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