Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on September 20, 2017

Seattle DOT: Usage Stats Show Popularity of New Dockless Bike-Share (MyNorthwest, Times, KIRO)
Las Vegas Pedestrian Deaths on Pace to Reach Record This Year (Nevada Public Radio)
Researchers Develop Technology That Can Detect When Drivers Are Being Negligent (Wired)
Nashville Activists Want Anti-Gentrification Measures in Light Rail Plan (Tennessean, WPLN, WTVF)
Daily Orange Explains the History of Efforts to Remove Elevated Highway in Downtown Syracuse
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's "Disingenuous" Push to Widen I-5 Gets Side-Eye From CityLab
As Rail-Volution Wraps in Denver, Post Columnist Takes Stock of City's Light Rail Expansion
Lyft Envisions L.A. Streets With Fewer Car Lanes, More Lyft Cars (Medium via TechCrunch, Engadget)
Meet the AECOM Employee Who's Pushing the Hyperloop Fantasy in Texas (Dallas News)
Teens on Bikes Are Taking Over Streets En Masse And Inside Edition Is On It

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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