Today’s Headlines
Ohio Legislature Could Overturn Kasich Veto That Would Deal Heavy Blow to Transit Agency Budgets (Plain Dealer) Feds Give Green Light for Massive Expansion, Evaluation of SF Red-Painted Bus Lanes (Examiner via Next City) Parking Lot Operator Attempts to Stop LAX Transit Improvements, Using Environmental Laws (LA Times) Turns Out the Problem With Parking Isn’t … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on July 6, 2017
- Ohio Legislature Could Overturn Kasich Veto That Would Deal Heavy Blow to Transit Agency Budgets (Plain Dealer)
- Feds Give Green Light for Massive Expansion, Evaluation of SF Red-Painted Bus Lanes (Examiner via Next City)
- Parking Lot Operator Attempts to Stop LAX Transit Improvements, Using Environmental Laws (LA Times)
- Turns Out the Problem With Parking Isn’t Lack of Technology — It’s All the Cars (Boston Globe)
- Ironically, in the Transition to Autonomous Cars, Automakers May Force Drivers to Pay Attention to Driving (Vox)
- Want Your Speeding Ticket Dismissed? Just Tell the Judge You Are Easily Confused by Words (KIRO)
- Jacksonville Sheriff Drops License Charge, But Stands Behind Jaywalking Ticket Issued to Black Man (Times-Union)
- Pittsburgh Company Decamps for Suburban Location, Unaware That People Don’t Have to Use Cars (Post-Gazette)
- No Matter the Mode, People Just Want to Go When and Where They Want — Safely, Easily, Comfortably (Frontier)
- …And We Suffer Harsh Consequences When We Make Cars the Only Realistic Way of Traveling (Strong Towns)
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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