Today’s Headlines
Inspectors Uncover More D.C. Metro Safety Issues (WTOP) Groups Say Firms That Operate D.C. Transit Treat Workers Unfairly (WAMU) More Seattle Young People Are Riding Transit After Fares Reduced (Next City) Milwaukee Mayoral Candidate Would Close Downtown Streetcar (Fox 6) How Cities Can Convert Stroads to People-Centric Streets (Strong Towns) New Dockless Bike-Share Promises to … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:42 AM EST on December 1, 2017
- Inspectors Uncover More D.C. Metro Safety Issues (WTOP)
- Groups Say Firms That Operate D.C. Transit Treat Workers Unfairly (WAMU)
- More Seattle Young People Are Riding Transit After Fares Reduced (Next City)
- Milwaukee Mayoral Candidate Would Close Downtown Streetcar (Fox 6)
- How Cities Can Convert Stroads to People-Centric Streets (Strong Towns)
- New Dockless Bike-Share Promises to Eliminate Bike Clutter (Curbed)
- Detroit Urban Freeway Could Become Surface Street With Bike/Ped Path (Curbed)
- L.A. Metro Wants to Finish 28 Transit Projects Before the Olympics (KPCC)
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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