Today’s Headlines
Chao to Senate: List of “Principles” Coming Soon (CNN), But Don’t Expect List of Priority Projects (Hill) Former Indy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith Pushes Public-Private Partnerships as Infrastructure Cure-All (Reason) Detroit Streetcar Raises Questions About Role of Business and Foundation Funders (Inside Philanthropy) Robert Puentes: Why Have Transit Systems Across the Country Been Losing Riders? (US News) Dayton Transit … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on May 18, 2017
- Chao to Senate: List of “Principles” Coming Soon (CNN), But Don’t Expect List of Priority Projects (Hill)
- Former Indy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith Pushes Public-Private Partnerships as Infrastructure Cure-All (Reason)
- Detroit Streetcar Raises Questions About Role of Business and Foundation Funders (Inside Philanthropy)
- Robert Puentes: Why Have Transit Systems Across the Country Been Losing Riders? (US News)
- Dayton Transit Agency Offers Discounted Lyft Rides to Rural Riders Transferring to Buses (Dayton Daily News)
- St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd Pushes City to Tackle Deadly Speeding (KSDK)
- SF Supervisor Wants Delivery Robot Ban: “Sidewalks Are Made for People, Not Robots” (Recode, Wired)
- Sacramento Will Host Its First Open Streets Event on Sunday (Bee)
- Grand Forks, ND, Homeowners Protest City’s Push to Build Sidewalks (WDAZ)
- Columbus, GA, Announces Bike-Share System (WTVM)
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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