Today’s Headlines
Man Drives Motor Vehicle Onto Sidewalk, One Dead in Latest London Terrorist Attack (BBC) American Drivers Killed at Least Three Pedestrians on Sidewalks Last Week (NJ.com, ABC 15 1, 2) Baltimore’s Revamped Bus Network Launched This Weekend (Sun 1, 2) Charm City Finally Seemed to Be Moving In the Right Direction Until Mayor Pugh Caved to Bikelash (Sun) NACTO’s Kate Fillin-Yeh: Cities Need to Think … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on June 19, 2017
- Man Drives Motor Vehicle Onto Sidewalk, One Dead in Latest London Terrorist Attack (BBC)
- American Drivers Killed at Least Three Pedestrians on Sidewalks Last Week (NJ.com, ABC 15 1, 2)
- Baltimore’s Revamped Bus Network Launched This Weekend (Sun 1, 2)
- Charm City Finally Seemed to Be Moving In the Right Direction Until Mayor Pugh Caved to Bikelash (Sun)
- NACTO’s Kate Fillin-Yeh: Cities Need to Think Things Through Before Embracing “Rogue” Bike-Share (CityLab)
- Subways Across Downtown Portland? Planners Float Idea to Add Capacity to Maxed-Out Light Rail (Oregonian)
- Seattle Suburb Wants to Make Sure Its Light Rail Station Is Surrounded by Even More Parking (Kent Reporter)
- Planners in Lexington, KY, Argue Against Expanding Urban Growth Boundary (Herald-Leader)
- “Free” Parking Has Hidden Costs (Austin Biz Journal); Meanwhile, in Hong Kong: The $664,000 Space (NYT)
- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Embraces Elon Musk’s Terrible Tunnel But You Don’t Have To (US News, @ElonMusk)
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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