Today’s Headlines
Nashville Transit Plan Garners 30,000 Signatures, Mayor Says (Tennessean) Study: America’s Dependence on Cars Is Killing Children (Curbed) D.C. Metro Isn’t the First System to Offer Refunds for Late Trains (Post) Seattle Region Updates Its $40 Billion, 30-Year Transportation Plan (Herald) In Tampa, Bus Rapid Transit Is In and Light Rail Is Out (TBO) Bike … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:29 AM EST on January 12, 2018
- Nashville Transit Plan Garners 30,000 Signatures, Mayor Says (Tennessean)
- Study: America’s Dependence on Cars Is Killing Children (Curbed)
- D.C. Metro Isn’t the First System to Offer Refunds for Late Trains (Post)
- Seattle Region Updates Its $40 Billion, 30-Year Transportation Plan (Herald)
- In Tampa, Bus Rapid Transit Is In and Light Rail Is Out (TBO)
- Bike Easy Wants “Ambassadors” for New Orleans Cyclists and Pedestrians (Gambit)
- Snow-Covered Syracuse Sidewalks Force Pedestrians Into Streets (Syracuse.com)
- Residents Frustrated by Problems With Albuquerque BRT (KOB)
- New Pennsylvania Amtrak Station Pushed Out Into 2020s (Press and Journal)
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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