Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Chao: “Sale of Government Assets” Could Help Finance Trump Infrastructure Plan (CNBC) Denver Moves Backward by Requiring More Parking for New Housing (Streetsblog Denver, Post, CBS 4) Poll: 54% of Minnesotans Support Taxpayer Funds for Light Rail Expansion, 34% Opposed (Star Tribune) City and State Square Off on How to Fund $3 Billion Gap for Honolulu’s New Rail Line … Continued

By Stephen Miller

8:55 AM EDT on May 3, 2017

Chao: “Sale of Government Assets” Could Help Finance Trump Infrastructure Plan (CNBC)
Denver Moves Backward by Requiring More Parking for New Housing (Streetsblog Denver, Post, CBS 4)
Poll: 54% of Minnesotans Support Taxpayer Funds for Light Rail Expansion, 34% Opposed (Star Tribune)
City and State Square Off on How to Fund $3 Billion Gap for Honolulu’s New Rail Line (Hawaii News Now)
Randal O’Toole Upset That Congress Continues to Fund Light Rail and Streetcar Projects (Hill)
Downtown Houston Growing, But New Skyscrapers Are Not Designed With the Sidewalk in Mind (Chron)
Lexington Goes After Pedestrians (WUKY, Herald-Leader)
Lots of Lessons to Be Learned From the Demise of Bridj (CommonWealth)
Reno’s Transit System Partners With Firm Developing Autonomous Buses (Wired, Mashable, Forbes)
AAA Launches “Gig,” One-Way Car-Share With 250 Vehicles in Oakland and Berkeley (KTVU, TechCrunch)

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.

Today's Headlines

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