Today’s Headlines
Bucking Trump and House, Senate Committee Votes to Save TIGER, Boost DOT Funding (Hill, Bloomberg) Food and Water Watch Sues Trump Administration Over Secrecy of Infrastructure Advisors (NYT, Hill) Amid Subway Crisis, Chao Meets With Andrew Cuomo Today to Talk About Gateway Tunnel (NYT) D.C. DOT Chief Leif Dormsjo Resigns to Take Job With Consulting … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on July 26, 2017
- Bucking Trump and House, Senate Committee Votes to Save TIGER, Boost DOT Funding (Hill, Bloomberg)
- Food and Water Watch Sues Trump Administration Over Secrecy of Infrastructure Advisors (NYT, Hill)
- Amid Subway Crisis, Chao Meets With Andrew Cuomo Today to Talk About Gateway Tunnel (NYT)
- D.C. DOT Chief Leif Dormsjo Resigns to Take Job With Consulting Firm (WaPo)
- Seattle City Council Members Debate Whether They Even Need Jaywalking Laws (KOMO, MyNorthwest)
- Hawaii Legislature to Convene Special August Session on Funding Honolulu Rail Line (HPR)
- Bike-Share Age Restrictions Lock Teens Out From Systems in Their Own Neighborhoods (CNN)
- New Survey: Seniors Want to Live in Walkable Places, Too (Curbed)
- Boston Built Pedestrian Time Into Its Traffic Signals But Useless “Beg Buttons” Remain (Globe)
- Study: Britons Who Drive More Than Two Hours a Day Saw Faster IQ Drop (Times via Independent)
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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