Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on July 27, 2017

Las Vegas RTC Hosts Meetings to Come Up With Shiny New Transit Plan (Sun)
After Deaths, Fayetteville, NC, Officials Blame "People Darting Across the Middle of the Road" (WNCN)
MARTA Back In Court Defending Unreliable Paratransit Service (AJC)
Brightline, Florida's Private Sector Passenger Rail, Will Focus on Commuter Service First (Palm Beach Post)
Cities Reach Agreement With Private Train Operator Between Nashua, NH, and Woonsocket, RI (Valley Breeze)
What Are the Best Ways to Measure and Address Transit Deserts? (The Conversation)
Toronto's Bike Lane Watchdog Shames Canada Post Into Promising It Will Park Legally (CBC)
Group Behind Median Parking Lawsuit Slams Philly's "Hands-Off Approach" to Parking and Safety (Philly.com)
Ford Launches Luxury Shuttle Van in NYC With Hype About Solving City's Transportation Crisis (Verge)
Architecture Firm's PR Stunt Shows It Understands Nothing About Cities or Transportation (CityLab)

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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