Today’s Headlines
Corporate Heavyweights Try Their Hand at Reforming D.C. Metro (Post) Why Is L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Silent About Rising Death Toll on City Streets? (Times) How Transit Transformed the University of Maryland and College Park (Next City) Center City Streetcar Survives — for Now (Curbed Seattle) With Ridership Growing, Madison Seeks Grant for Transit Expansion … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:34 AM EDT on October 26, 2017
- Corporate Heavyweights Try Their Hand at Reforming D.C. Metro (Post)
- Why Is L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Silent About Rising Death Toll on City Streets? (Times)
- How Transit Transformed the University of Maryland and College Park (Next City)
- Center City Streetcar Survives — for Now (Curbed Seattle)
- With Ridership Growing, Madison Seeks Grant for Transit Expansion (Cap Times)
- Milwaukee Alderman Tries to Divert Streetcar Funds (WTMJ)
- Boston Suburb Gets New Bike-Share Bikes That Can Tackle Hills (Globe)
- Florida Lawmakers Try Again to Stymie Passenger Rail (Orlando Sentinel)
- Yes, Daily Texan, a Road Called “Speedway” Probably Does Need Bike Lanes
- Faster Doesn’t Always Equal Happier (Strong Towns)
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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