Today’s Headlines

8:35 AM EDT on May 11, 2017

What Will It Take to Make America Walkable Again? (Politico)
House T&I Member Capuano: Trump and Congress Unlikely to Find Funding for Infrastructure Plan (Hill)
SC's GOP Legislature Overrides Veto, Will Increase Gas Tax 12 Cents Over Six Years (Post and Courier)
Pedestrians Bear Brunt of Boston's Carnage (WBUR); Advocates Call on Mayor to Fund Vision Zero (Herald)
Toyota Helps Poor People Near Its Suburban Texas Office Take on Cost of Car Ownership (Dallas News)
Filling Cities With On-Demand, Self-Driving Cars Means More Congestion, Not Less (CityLab)
Portsmouth, NH, City Councilor Wants to Replace Downtown Parking Lots With Parks (SeacoastOnline)
Local Businesses Back Des Moines Parking Meter Reforms, Rate Increases (Register)
Rhode Island Baseball Stadium Would Pave Pawtucket Riverbank With Parking Lots (WPRI via GCPVD)
Using Bike Crashes to Rank Dangerous Streets Misses Out on Streets Cyclists Avoid (Urban Edge via Next City)

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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