Today’s Headlines
If Tax Passes, MARTA Will Fund BRT Before Building More Rail (AJC) Minneapolis Closes Highway to Start Work on Blue Line (Fox 9) Madison Eyes First BRT Line (State Journal) Judges Weigh Whether Purple Line Needs New Environmental Study (Bethesda, WTOP) Private Bike-Share Is Becoming a Campus Fixture (Forbes) Does Public Transit Needs to “Uberize” Itself? … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:08 AM EDT on November 2, 2017
- If Tax Passes, MARTA Will Fund BRT Before Building More Rail (AJC)
- Minneapolis Closes Highway to Start Work on Blue Line (Fox 9)
- Madison Eyes First BRT Line (State Journal)
- Judges Weigh Whether Purple Line Needs New Environmental Study (Bethesda, WTOP)
- Private Bike-Share Is Becoming a Campus Fixture (Forbes)
- Does Public Transit Needs to “Uberize” Itself? (The Conversation)
- Fewer Lanes for Cars, More for Bikes and Buses in Boulder (Daily Camera)
- San Diego Bike Lane Plan Actually Adds Parking (KPBS)
- Dallas Writer Is Mad Because There Are Bikes Laying Around (D Magazine)
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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