Today’s Headlines

9:40 AM EDT on October 2, 2017

Majority of Americans Agree That Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Worse (WaPo)
DC Isn't Keeping Up With Demand for Bike Infrastructure (NYT)
What Eight Years of Chris Christie Hath Wrought for NJ Transit Riders (Record)
People in Detroit Just Want More Buses, Not Expensive Streetcars (City Lab)
Pittsburgh BRT Plan May Result in Service Cuts for Low-Income Suburbs (Post-Gazette)
Minneapolis Seeks to Allay Concerns About Southwest Line Crash Wall (Star Tribune; Post)
Niagara Transpo Authority Envisions Fancy New Bus Station With Link to Rail (Buffalo News)
Why Is Fresno Taking So Long to Get BRT Online? (Stop and Move)
Sacramento Tries Out Parking-Protected Bike Lanes (Bee)
Residents Want Portland to Make Downtown Bikeway Permanent (KATU)

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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