Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Twin Cities Approve Deals With Freight Railroads Clearing the Way for Southwest Light Rail (Strib) Congestion Pricing Is Fairer for the Poor Than Free Roads (Michael Manville/Medium) Here’s What the Nashville Chamber Wants to See in the City’s Big Transit Plan (Tennessean) Chicago Metra Elevates Chief Mechanical Officer to CEO Post (Tribune) Trump White House … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:47 AM EDT on August 17, 2017

Twin Cities Approve Deals With Freight Railroads Clearing the Way for Southwest Light Rail (Strib)
Congestion Pricing Is Fairer for the Poor Than Free Roads (Michael Manville/Medium)
Here’s What the Nashville Chamber Wants to See in the City’s Big Transit Plan (Tennessean)
Chicago Metra Elevates Chief Mechanical Officer to CEO Post (Tribune)
Trump White House Sends a Signal to Its Motor-Loving Base (Washingtonian)
Envy Overcomes a New York Transit Rider in London (Business Insider)
Savannah Morning News: More Bike Lanes Please
Palm Beach Metering More Parking Spots, Raising Prices Downtown (Palm Beach Post)
…So Is Auburn, Georgia (WRBL)
The Campaign to Memorialize Branden Klayko as a Louisville Hometown Hero (Courier-Journal)

Ben Fried

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Today's Headlines

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