Today’s Headlines
New Tampa Bridge Will Include Bike Path, Space for Light Rail (Times; WFLA) How Montgomery County, MD, Can Revamp Its Buses to Reduce Gridlock (Mobility Lab) FTA Awards Puerto Rico $8.4 Million to Repair Hurricane-Damaged Transit (Progressive Railroading) Downtown Fargo Has a New Parking Deck—and That’s a Good Thing (Strong Towns) Lenox, MA, Group Wants … Continued
By
Blake Aued
8:57 AM EDT on October 3, 2017
- New Tampa Bridge Will Include Bike Path, Space for Light Rail (Times; WFLA)
- How Montgomery County, MD, Can Revamp Its Buses to Reduce Gridlock (Mobility Lab)
- FTA Awards Puerto Rico $8.4 Million to Repair Hurricane-Damaged Transit (Progressive Railroading)
- Downtown Fargo Has a New Parking Deck—and That’s a Good Thing (Strong Towns)
- Lenox, MA, Group Wants to Beef Up Rail to NYC (WAMC)
- Massachusetts Awards Five Towns $8 Million for Complete Streets (Worcester Telegram)
- Dearborn, MI, Law Requires Drivers to Give Cyclists Five Feet of Space (Press and Guide)
- Criticized for Surge Pricing After Past Tragedies, Uber and Lyft Lower Prices in Las Vegas (Mashable)
- Greece Wants to Regulate Ride-Hailing Services Like Taxis (Reuters)
- The Spokane Spokesman-Review Reminds Everyone Pedestrians Have Right of Way
Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.
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