Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on August 7, 2017

Congress Approves WMATA Safety Commission, Opening Door for U.S. DOT Funds (WTOP, WaPo)
NY State Legislators: We Can't Remove Downtown Interstate, Because Traffic (WAER, Syracuse.com)
Kansas City Streetcar Expansion Takes Step Forward With Approval of New Taxing District (Star)
Downtown Property Owners in Columbus, OH, to Fund Free Bus Passes for 43,000 Workers (Dispatch)
NIMBYs Cite Unreliable Bus Service to Hold Up Car-Free Seattle Apartments (Seattle Weekly)
Meanwhile, Project in Downtown San Antonio Plans More Parking Than Apartments (Express-News)
Coalition of East Coast Transportation Agencies Launches Small Pay-Per-Mile Driving Fee Pilot (WTOP)
Cincinnati Should Tear Down Pedestrian Overpass and Make Downtown Streets Safer (WCPO)
Tampa Bay Officials Receptive as FDOT Pushes Its Latest Plan to Widen Expressways (WTSP)
Here's a Sign That People Might Not Feel Safe Biking on Your Town's Streets (Wicked Local)

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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