Today’s Headlines
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Dead on Arrival (NY Mag) Dems Running for Maryland Governor Oppose Hogan’s Freeway Plan (WTOP) 12-Mile St. Paul-Minneapolis Airport Streetcar Advances Past Initial Review (Star Tribune) Oklahoma City Streetcar Plan Includes Pedestrian Safety Measures (KFOR) Albuquerque Officials Worried Feds Will Cut Funding for BRT (KOAT) Seattle’s Dockless Bikes Will Stay Through … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:05 AM EST on December 18, 2017
- Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Dead on Arrival (NY Mag)
- Dems Running for Maryland Governor Oppose Hogan’s Freeway Plan (WTOP)
- 12-Mile St. Paul-Minneapolis Airport Streetcar Advances Past Initial Review (Star Tribune)
- Oklahoma City Streetcar Plan Includes Pedestrian Safety Measures (KFOR)
- Albuquerque Officials Worried Feds Will Cut Funding for BRT (KOAT)
- Seattle’s Dockless Bikes Will Stay Through July as City Crunches Data (Seattle Times)
- Milwaukee Streetcar Work Proceeds at “Aggressive Pace” (Daily Reporter)
- Protest Planned After Second Driver Hits Cyclist in Philly’s Center City (Inquirer)
- After Glendale Rejects Light Rail, What’s Next for Phoenix Transit? (AZCentral)
- Freeway Caps Like Portland’s Are a Scam (City Observatory)
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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