Today’s Headlines
NHTSA Did Not Send Anyone to Testify at House Hearing on Bills to Get More Autonomous Cars on Road (Reuters) Former Delta CEO Richard Anderson to Take Over at Amtrak (NYT) Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) Wants to Fix the Highway Trust Fund But Doesn’t Once Mention the Gas Tax (Hill) Baltimore Avoids Court, Reaches Agreement With … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on June 28, 2017
- NHTSA Did Not Send Anyone to Testify at House Hearing on Bills to Get More Autonomous Cars on Road (Reuters)
- Former Delta CEO Richard Anderson to Take Over at Amtrak (NYT)
- Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) Wants to Fix the Highway Trust Fund But Doesn’t Once Mention the Gas Tax (Hill)
- Baltimore Avoids Court, Reaches Agreement With Advocates to Modify Bike Lane Instead of Tearing It Out (Sun)
- There Just Isn’t Enough Data for Public to Verify State’s Claims That Baltimore Bus Revamp Is a Success (Sun)
- Uber Funnels NYC Drivers Into Subprime Auto Loans That Effectively Lock Them Into Working for Uber (Quartz)
- Judge Refuses to Stay Ruling Stripping Maryland Purple Line of Federal Approval, Threatening Funds (WTOP, WaPo)
- Downtown Grand Rapids Replaces 125-Car Parking Lot With Offices, Hotel — And 430-Space Garage (MLive)
- “Car Control,” Like Gun Control? We Must Think More About the Inherent Dangers of Automobiles (Strong Towns)
- Honolulu Is Showing Classic Symptoms of Having Pre-Launch Bike-Share Jitters (Hawaii News Now)
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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