Today’s Headlines
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 … Continued
By
Blake Aued
8:59 AM EST on January 16, 2018
- 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)
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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