Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on July 21, 2017

House Cuts to Transit Are Slightly Less Devastating Than Trump's Cuts to Transit (Next City)
Seattle Issuing Fewer Jaywalking Tickets, But Still Disproportionately Targeting Black People (Seattle Times)
It's Not Just Colorado: Now That It's Law in Oregon, Look for Bike Tax to Spread to More States (WaPo)
WMATA's Drastic Service Cuts, Fare Hikes for BWI Bus Take Toll on Airport Workers (Washingtonian)
Elon Musk's "Verbal Govt. Approval" Claim for Hyperloop Vaporware Traced Back to White House (Bloomberg)
Neighborhood Group Sues City for Refusing to Enforce "No Parking" Law on Median (PlanPhilly)
Projects to Widen Roads Celebrated in Durham (Herald-Sun), Raleigh (N&O), Hampton Roads (Virginian-Pilot)
Providence Residents Refuse to Get a Grip Over Park Improvements, Now Upset Over New Sidewalk (WJAR)
NJ Transit Operators Leave Bus Riders at Curb After Mobile Ticketing System Meltdown (NJ 101.5)
London Police Go Undercover to Ticket Drivers Aggressively Driving Around Cyclists (Guardian)

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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