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Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on May 24, 2017

    • Trump Budget Dramatically Cuts Transportation Spending (CityLab) While Unveiling Infrastructure Plan (Politico)
    • Did You Know? Developers Like to Build Housing and Offices Near Transit (NYT)
    • No, Boston Globe, Pedestrians Are Not the Problem
    • Meanwhile in London: Busy City Intersection Open Only to Buses, Bikes, and Pedestrians on Weekdays (Guardian)
    • Atlanta Traffic Is Terrible and Expanding MARTA Is the Only Way to Give People Another Option (AJC 1, 2)
    • Salt Lake City Mayor Promises More Bike Lanes, But Not Ones Protected From Car Traffic (Fox 13)
    • Bill Allowing 20 MPH Residential Speed Limits in Portland Awaits Final Vote in Senate (BikePortland)
    • Cincinnati Ignores Recommendations to Price Parking Appropriately (Enquirer)
    • Charleston, SC, Embarks on Parking Study That Includes Proper Pricing (City Paper)
    • Pedestrians Are Dying, So the Mesa Police Department Is Going After People for Jaywalking (AZCentral)
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.

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