Today’s Headlines
Carmakers Fear Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Be as Profitable as They Initially Thought (Reuters) Economist: Rise of Uber, Decline of Gas Guzzling Cars Will Lead Cities and States to Embrace Road Pricing New Report on Portland-Area Congestion Doesn’t Actually Explain Why There’s Congestion (City Observatory) Quartz Explains the Outdated Law That Killed Domestic Sea Shipping and Filled … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on August 9, 2017
- Carmakers Fear Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Be as Profitable as They Initially Thought (Reuters)
- Economist: Rise of Uber, Decline of Gas Guzzling Cars Will Lead Cities and States to Embrace Road Pricing
- New Report on Portland-Area Congestion Doesn’t Actually Explain Why There’s Congestion (City Observatory)
- Quartz Explains the Outdated Law That Killed Domestic Sea Shipping and Filled U.S. Roads With Trucks
- Uber Shuts Down Subprime Car-Leasing Division Because It’s Losing Too Much Money (WSJ via Verge)
- Sudden Arrival of Bike-Share Companies in Dallas Builds Pressure for Protected Bike Lanes (Dallas News)
- After Attempting to Rip Out Bike Lane, Baltimore Returns to Drawing Board and Nobody’s Happy (Sun, WMAR)
- WCPO Explores History of Criminalizing Walking and Making Streets for Cars in Cincinnati
- Seattle City Councilor Questioning Jaywalking Laws Gets Support from Queen Anne & Magnolia News
- Man Arrested for Battery After Intentionally Running Over Person Standing in Parking Spot (Palm Beach Post)
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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