Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on September 25, 2017

Pelosi: Dems Could Work With Trump on Infrastructure Next If He Keeps Word on DACA (Fox News)
New Yorker Looks at the Damage Cars Cause, Including to Drivers Who Unintentionally Kill Others
Baltimore Latest City to Worry If It's Bike-Friendly Enough for Amazon (Sun)
Related: Baltimore Sun Columnist Takes Larry Hogan to Task for Massive Highway Expansion
Meanwhile: Seattle Times Columnist Exposes Region's All-Powerful Transit Lobby
In a Few Years, Boston Could Get Transit Pass That Includes Bike-Share, Ride-Hail, and More (Globe)
With WMATA in Death Spiral, National Zoo Asks to Build More Parking (Biz Journal via GGW)
Judge Derails Last-Ditch Effort of Purple Line Opponents to Save the Trees, Stop the Rail (WaPo)
Washington Post Reviews the Four Different Dockless Bike-Share Operators in DC
Kansas City Suburb Calls Bikes "Nuisance," Requires Riders to Dismount (KCTV)

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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