Today’s Headlines
St. Louis Officials Unveil Plan for New Light Rail Line (KMOV, KWMU) Glendale, AZ, Will Spend $162M in Light Rail Money on Roads Instead (Star) Maryland’s Purple Line Still Expected to Open in 2022 (WaPo) Richmond Retimes Traffic Lights to Improve Pedestrian Safety (WTVR) Raleigh Building Its First Protected Bike Lane (News & Observer) Weather-Related … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:19 AM EST on January 19, 2018
- St. Louis Officials Unveil Plan for New Light Rail Line (KMOV, KWMU)
- Glendale, AZ, Will Spend $162M in Light Rail Money on Roads Instead (Star)
- Maryland’s Purple Line Still Expected to Open in 2022 (WaPo)
- Richmond Retimes Traffic Lights to Improve Pedestrian Safety (WTVR)
- Raleigh Building Its First Protected Bike Lane (News & Observer)
- Weather-Related Problems Plague Cincinnati Streetcar (WLWT)
- The Oklahoman Has Photos of OK City’s New Streetcars, Arriving Next Month
- Albuquerque Cycling Advocates Want to Ban Parking in Bike Lanes (KRGE)
- What Drives Itself in Vegas, Stays in Vegas (Fortune)
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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