Today’s Headlines
WMATA Needs $15.5 Billion Just to Keep Things From Getting Any Worse (WaPo) From Recall Votes Over Road Diets to Gas Tax Revolt, California Motorists Are Angry (LA Times) Honolulu Rail Submits Plan to FTA for Getting Project Back on Track (KHON, Civil Beat) Boston Mayor Marty Walsh May Kill Pilot That Prices Parking in … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on September 19, 2017
- WMATA Needs $15.5 Billion Just to Keep Things From Getting Any Worse (WaPo)
- From Recall Votes Over Road Diets to Gas Tax Revolt, California Motorists Are Angry (LA Times)
- Honolulu Rail Submits Plan to FTA for Getting Project Back on Track (KHON, Civil Beat)
- Boston Mayor Marty Walsh May Kill Pilot That Prices Parking in Response to Demand (Herald)
- New Stats Raise Alarm About MBTA Bus Service in Boston’s Minority Neighborhoods (Herald)
- Montreal Mayor Unveils $150 Million Cycling Plan; Opposition Party Pushes for More (CBC)
- After Hiccup, Baltimore City Council Confirms New Transportation Director (Sun)
- Q&A With Kelley Yemen, Philly’s New Complete Streets Director (Curbed)
- Atlanta — Yes, Atlanta — Making Big Strides as a Bike-Friendly City (Curbed)
- Another Bloomberg Columnist Is Very Excited About Trump Striking an Infrastructure Deal
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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