Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on May 22, 2017

OMB Official: Trump's Budget Will Include $200 Billion for Infrastructure Over 10 Years (Bloomberg)
David Roberts: "A Carbon-Free, Autonomous Car Is Still a Car; It Still Takes Up Space" (Vox)
Portland Residents Want City to Pilot Bus Lanes on Hawthorne Bridge (KATU)
Connecticut Cuts Ribbon On Its First Protected Bike Lane (New Haven Independent, WTNH)
Muddled Editorial From Denver Post Expresses Support for Protected Bike Lanes, Sort Of
Meanwhile: San Luis Obispo Tribune Editorial Wants More Protected Bike Lanes to Encourage Bicycling
Texas House Passes Bills to Encourage Driverless Cars, Discourage High-Speed Rail (Dallas News)
Dockless Bike-Share Company Prepares Seattle Launch After Pronto's Demise (MyNorthwest)
CityLab Marks Bike to Work Week by Looking at Which Cities Have the Most Bike Commuters
Downtown Oklahoma City Streetcar Construction Well Underway (NewsOK)

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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