Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on June 15, 2017

Neighbors Pack Meeting Against Tampa Bay Highway Expansion, But MPO Signs Off Anyways (TB Times, WMNF)
Meanwhile: Towns East of Orlando Worry About Highway Extension Decimating Their Communities (Sentinel)
Dallas Puts Fresh City-Focused Faces on DART Board, Replacing Suburban Rail Backers (Dallas News, D Magazine)
Policy Win: Mesa, AZ, Funds Light Rail Expansion by Using Funds Dedicated to Widen Roads (East Valley Tribune)
Baltimore's Revamped Bus System, Consolation Prize for Cancelled Rail Line, Launches This Weekend (WBAL)
DC Council Restores Funding for Eastward Streetcar Extension, But Fate of Georgetown Link Still Unknown (WAMU)
Driver Kills Pennsylvania Transportation Advocate Peter Javsicas on Downtown Philly Sidewalk (Philly.com, BCGP)
Los Angeles Might Once Again Crack Down on People Who Park on Sidewalk "Green Strips" (LA Times)
UK Editor Too Scared to Bike; Top Danish Bike Advocate: "Would You Let Your Child Cycle Here?" (Guardian 1, 2)
Bike-Share Systems Launch in Dearborn and Southfield, Michigan (Crain's, Press & Guide)

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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