Today’s Headlines
Raising State Gas Taxes to Cover Transportation Budget Gaps “No Longer Taboo” (Governing, AP) But Shouldn’t We Start Moving Toward Taxing Miles Driven Instead? (CityLab) RealClearPolitics Looks at Obstacles Facing Trump’s Rumored Infrastructure Plan Toyota Employees Will Sit in Suburban Texas Traffic On Their Way to Work for Car Company (Dallas Morning News) Economist Looks at the Promise and Struggles of … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on May 9, 2017
- Raising State Gas Taxes to Cover Transportation Budget Gaps “No Longer Taboo” (Governing, AP)
- But Shouldn’t We Start Moving Toward Taxing Miles Driven Instead? (CityLab)
- RealClearPolitics Looks at Obstacles Facing Trump’s Rumored Infrastructure Plan
- Toyota Employees Will Sit in Suburban Texas Traffic On Their Way to Work for Car Company (Dallas Morning News)
- Economist Looks at the Promise and Struggles of Expanding Rail in Los Angeles
- Indianapolis Transit Supporters Test Water for Suburban Tax to Fund Transit Expansion (CBS 4)
- Increasingly in Denver, Streets Aren’t Just for Cars Anymore (Denver Post)
- Instead of Charging More, Portsmouth, NH, Hopes New Garage Will Solve Parking Crunch (SeacoastOnline)
- Northern Virginia Man Installs Homemade Sign Telling Drivers Not to Stop for Pedestrians and Cyclists (NBC 4)
- NJ High School Students Face Severe Consequences for Bike Ride That Slowed Down Car Traffic (Hunterdon Review)
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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