Today’s Headlines
Positive Train Control Could Have Stopped Amtrak Derailment (Crosscut) Only 5 Percent of U.S. Commuters Use Transit (Bloomberg) Columbus Bus Drivers Take a Stand Against Autonomous Transit (Next City) Philadelphia Shows Activism Is Essential to Achieving Vision Zero (Metro) Slate: Cities’ Messy Bike-Share Wars Will Be Worth It Report: Metro Trains Aren’t Causing Mysterious Vibrations … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:04 AM EST on December 20, 2017
- Positive Train Control Could Have Stopped Amtrak Derailment (Crosscut)
- Only 5 Percent of U.S. Commuters Use Transit (Bloomberg)
- Columbus Bus Drivers Take a Stand Against Autonomous Transit (Next City)
- Philadelphia Shows Activism Is Essential to Achieving Vision Zero (Metro)
- Slate: Cities’ Messy Bike-Share Wars Will Be Worth It
- Report: Metro Trains Aren’t Causing Mysterious Vibrations (WaPo)
- Private Buses Bring Millennials From Cities to Suburban Offices (Marketplace)
- Journal Record: Kansas City Is the Best Model for Oklahoma City’s Streetcar
- Oregon Will Start Taxing Bikes January 1 (East Oregonian)
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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