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Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on May 31, 2017

    • Scott Walker Open to Interstate Tolls, If Other People Pay Them So Wisconsinites Get a Gas Tax Cut (WPR)
    • Conservative Hugh Hewitt Wants Congress to Increase the Federal Gas Tax (WaPo)
    • Maryland Appeals Judge's Ruling Requiring More Environmental Study of Purple Line Light Rail (WAMU)
    • Honolulu Might Increase Parking Meter Rates to Help Fill Budget Gap for Rail Project (Star-Advertiser)
    • Amazon's Private Buses Handle Reverse Commutes for Twin Cities Distribution Center Workers (MinnPost)
    • Sacramento's New Bike-Share System Will Expand to 1,000 Bicycles in September (CBS Sacramento)
    • Vancouver's Transportation Planning Guru Talks High-Quality Bike Infrastructure with the Montreal Gazette
    • Author Mark Pendergast Talks About Atlanta's Walkable Development and the BeltLine with CityLab
    • "Are Bike Lanes Bad for Business?" Asks San Diego Union-Tribune Headline; "No," Answers Story
    • New York Times Publishes a Beginner's Guide to Biking to Work
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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