Today’s Headlines
Powerful Georgia House Speaker Strongly Backs Creating State Funding for Transit (WABE, AJC, 11 Alive) Connecticut DOT’s Four-Year Plan Shifts Money Away From Transit and Toward Highways (Courant) Study: Federal VMT Tax Would Be More Effective at Reducing Car Use Than Gas Tax Hike (Houston Chronicle) Dallas Morning News Cheers Breath of Fresh Air Offered by … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on June 30, 2017
- Powerful Georgia House Speaker Strongly Backs Creating State Funding for Transit (WABE, AJC, 11 Alive)
- Connecticut DOT’s Four-Year Plan Shifts Money Away From Transit and Toward Highways (Courant)
- Study: Federal VMT Tax Would Be More Effective at Reducing Car Use Than Gas Tax Hike (Houston Chronicle)
- Dallas Morning News Cheers Breath of Fresh Air Offered by City Council’s New DART Board Appointees
- Fed Up With Nashville Traffic, People on the Street Welcome Mayor’s Light Rail Plan (WKRN)
- Low Ridership on Seattle’s Mixed-Traffic Streetcar Lines Has Officials Worried (KING 5)
- Sacramento: Still Sprawling Like There’s No Tomorrow (Bee)
- People Are Thrilled About the First Project Funded by Austin’s Mobility Bond: A New Sidewalk (KXAN, Fox 7)
- Atlanta Suburb Set to Boot Sharrows From Its Transportation Plan; “They Are Falling Out of Favor” (AJC)
- Tweeting Toronto Parking Enforcement Officer Goes After Bike Lane Blockers (Star via Next City)
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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