Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Are Automated Electric Buses a Curiosity or Transit’s Future? (Curbed) In Solidarity, NYC Cyclists Pedal on After Attack (WaPo) Only 10 Percent of D.C. Bike Lanes Are Protected (WUSA) Pittsburgh Suburb Wants Complete Streets Ordinance (Tribune-Review) Worcester Takes Steps to Protect Pedestrians (Boston Globe) Tactical Urbanism Could Lead to Permanent Solutions in Houston (Chronicle) Bike … Continued

By Blake Aued

9:41 AM EDT on November 3, 2017

Are Automated Electric Buses a Curiosity or Transit’s Future? (Curbed)
In Solidarity, NYC Cyclists Pedal on After Attack (WaPo)
Only 10 Percent of D.C. Bike Lanes Are Protected (WUSA)
Pittsburgh Suburb Wants Complete Streets Ordinance (Tribune-Review)
Worcester Takes Steps to Protect Pedestrians (Boston Globe)
Tactical Urbanism Could Lead to Permanent Solutions in Houston (Chronicle)
Bike Clutter Is a Sign Dockless Bike-Share Is Working (Seattle Mag)
Denver Is Randal O’Toole’s Latest “Transit Apocalypse” (The Hill)
Philly-Area High-Speed Rail Enters Final Planning Phase (Reading Eagle)
Gas Tax Revenue Will Improve Santa Barbara Transit (KKFX)

Blake Aued

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.

Today's Headlines

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