Today’s Headlines
Bill Gates’ “Smart City” Near Phoenix Is Really Just More Sprawl (Slate) Rural Transit Services Keep the Carless Connected (American Prospect) Maryland Researcher Studies Purple Line’s Effect on Health (Washington Post) Small Group of Bike Lane Foes Vows to Take Over Cambridge Planning (Day) Nimble “Vision Zero” Fire Truck Can Navigate People-Filled Streets (Wired) Providence … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:03 AM EST on November 17, 2017
- Bill Gates’ “Smart City” Near Phoenix Is Really Just More Sprawl (Slate)
- Rural Transit Services Keep the Carless Connected (American Prospect)
- Maryland Researcher Studies Purple Line’s Effect on Health (Washington Post)
- Small Group of Bike Lane Foes Vows to Take Over Cambridge Planning (Day)
- Nimble “Vision Zero” Fire Truck Can Navigate People-Filled Streets (Wired)
- Providence and Boston and Thailand and Ukraine Eye Rail Projects (Next City)
- This South Korean City Is Designed to Be Car-Free (The Drive)
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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