Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Schumer Blasts “Trump Tolls” and Wall Street Infrastructure Privatization (Hill, MarketWatch, CNBC, WaPo) Motor Vehicles, Always Dangerous, Now Being Used as Weapons in Terrorist Attacks (Atlantic) Tysons Corner Metro Ridership Far Below Projections in Part Because It’s Impossible to Walk There (WAMU) DC Metro: An International Cautionary Tale About What Happens When Transit Basics Are Neglected (WaPo) Expanding Park-and-Ride a Poor … Continued

By Stephen Miller

8:55 AM EDT on June 6, 2017

Schumer Blasts “Trump Tolls” and Wall Street Infrastructure Privatization (Hill, MarketWatch, CNBC, WaPo)
Motor Vehicles, Always Dangerous, Now Being Used as Weapons in Terrorist Attacks (Atlantic)
Tysons Corner Metro Ridership Far Below Projections in Part Because It’s Impossible to Walk There (WAMU)
DC Metro: An International Cautionary Tale About What Happens When Transit Basics Are Neglected (WaPo)
Expanding Park-and-Ride a Poor Way to Boost Transit, But Seattle Times Never Mentions Building Housing Instead
Massachusetts Adds Right-Hand “Dutch Reach” to Driver’s Manual in Bid to Reduce Dooring (Boston Globe)
Randal O’Toole Issues Twin Cities Report Urging Wider Freeways, Less Transit (Star Tribune)
Oklahoma Legislature Raids Transportation Funds to Fill Budget Gap, But Transit Is Spared (Tulsa World)
High-Quality Bike Infrastructure Makes a Big Difference in Whether You Hop on Your Bike (Next City)
From the Technologist Gimmick Dept.: Toyota Working on “Flying Car” for 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (Quartz)

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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