Today’s Headlines
Pedestrian Improvements to Maryland Roads Come Slowly (WaPo) Kansas City Council Members Seek Streetcar Expansion (Star) Sound Transit Takes a Step Toward Tacoma Dome Link Extension (Weekly) Minneapolis Light-Rail Station at Nicollet Mall Now Open (Star-Tribune) Indiana Nonprofit Will Invest $40M in Louisville-Area Greenway (Courier-Journal) Providence Will Launch New England’s First Electric Bike-Share (Journal) Pittsburgh … Continued
By
Blake Aued
8:59 AM EST on January 2, 2018
- Pedestrian Improvements to Maryland Roads Come Slowly (WaPo)
- Kansas City Council Members Seek Streetcar Expansion (Star)
- Sound Transit Takes a Step Toward Tacoma Dome Link Extension (Weekly)
- Minneapolis Light-Rail Station at Nicollet Mall Now Open (Star-Tribune)
- Indiana Nonprofit Will Invest $40M in Louisville-Area Greenway (Courier-Journal)
- Providence Will Launch New England’s First Electric Bike-Share (Journal)
- Pittsburgh Transpo Head’s 2018 Goal Is Autonomous Vehicle Regs (WESA)
- Portland Drivers Killed More People Last Year Despite “Vision Zero” (KATU)
- Virtual Parking Could Be LimeBike’s Solution to Bike Clutter (Recode)
- Georgetown Busybodies Are Calling 911 on Bike-Share Users (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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