Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on August 29, 2017

Thanks, Millennials: Seattle's Car Ownership and Car Commuting Rates Declining (Seattle Times)
Not So Fast: Suburbs Are Growing Because Of -- You Guessed It -- Millennials (Bloomberg View)
Trump Rolls Back Obama Rule Allowing Transportation Local Hiring Preference (LA Times, Next City)
Uber Says It Will No Longer Track iPhone Users After Their Trip Has Ended (Reuters)
Audit Finds Deficiencies in Key WMATA Operations and Inspections Crews (WaPo)
Council Committee Votes to Route Downtown Subway and Streetcar on Commerce Street (Dallas News)
Venture Capital-Funded Dockless Bike-Share Gets Attention From New York Times
Three Dead in Heartbreaking Sidewalk Hit-and-Run in Elkhart, IN (Goshen News, WNDU, WSBT)
Little Rock Preservationists Come Out Against Downtown Highway Widening (ArkansasOnline)
Drivers Are Parking in Protected Bike Lanes in Des Moines (KCCI) and Albuquerque (KRQE)

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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