Today’s Headlines
Center-Right Think Tank Says “Buy America” Requirements Inflate the Cost of U.S. Transit (Hill, WaPo) Under Pressure From Dallas, DART Will Speed Up Bus System Overhaul (Dallas News) IndyGo to Unveil $138 Million Purple Line BRT Project Today (WTTV) Bus Ridership Free-Fall Threatens Service in Tucson (Daily Star) and Gary, IN (Post-Tribune) A Rare Bright … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on July 10, 2017
- Center-Right Think Tank Says “Buy America” Requirements Inflate the Cost of U.S. Transit (Hill, WaPo)
- Under Pressure From Dallas, DART Will Speed Up Bus System Overhaul (Dallas News)
- IndyGo to Unveil $138 Million Purple Line BRT Project Today (WTTV)
- Bus Ridership Free-Fall Threatens Service in Tucson (Daily Star) and Gary, IN (Post-Tribune)
- A Rare Bright Spot for U.S. Bus Ridership: Mason City, IA (Globe Gazette)
- On Weekends, Lanes on the MacArthur Causeway Could Be For Walking and Bicycling (Miami New Times)
- Silicon Valley Needs to “Disrupt” Its Decades-Old Car-Centric Development Pattern (NYT)
- 70-Bicycle, Seven-Station Bike-Share Program Launches in Columbia, MD (WJZ)
- Jaywalking Enforcement Throws Open the Door to Racial Profiling and Police Violence (Phoenix New Times)
- Florida DOT Pedestrian Campaign at Jacksonville Intersections: “If Only I’d Been Looking Out for Cars” (WTLV)
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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