- Traffic Deaths Are a Global Health Problem (Next City)
- Montgomery County Will Build Bike Lanes for Cyclists Displaced by Purple Line Construction (WaPo)
- Homeless Seattle Bike-Share Workers Say They’re Being Exploited (WIRO)
- Portland Considers Dropping Speed Limit on Most Residential Streets (Tribune)
- Rural Transit Struggles to Serve Sparse Population With Limited Funds (Columbus Dispatch)
- Des Moines Businesses Back Charging for Parking to Free Up Spaces (KCCI)
- Cincinnati Will Finally Build Sidewalks for Students Who've Had to Walk in the Road (Inquirer)
- The Albuquerque Journal Turns Against ART
- Guess What? Riding a Lyft Is Still Contributing to Traffic (The Verge)
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