Today’s Headlines
Trump Infrastructure Plan Panned After State of the Union (WaPo, Roll Call, HuffPo) The Case for Cities to Make Transit Free (Mobility Lab) Jacksonville Jaywalking Enforcement Is Not Only Racist, But Hypocritical (Action News Jax) Portland Express Bus Faces Funding Shortfall, One-Year Delay (Oregonian) Suburban Atlanta Mayors Agree to Expand Bus Service (Reporter) Everyone Is … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:00 AM EST on January 31, 2018
- Trump Infrastructure Plan Panned After State of the Union (WaPo, Roll Call, HuffPo)
- The Case for Cities to Make Transit Free (Mobility Lab)
- Jacksonville Jaywalking Enforcement Is Not Only Racist, But Hypocritical (Action News Jax)
- Portland Express Bus Faces Funding Shortfall, One-Year Delay (Oregonian)
- Suburban Atlanta Mayors Agree to Expand Bus Service (Reporter)
- Everyone Is Mad at WA Democrats for Caving on Sound Transit Funding (The Stranger)
- Uber Will Hand Over Its Coveted Data to Cincinnati (WaPo)
- Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Kill Durham, NC, Light Rail (INDY Week)
- Outside Magazine Debunks Some Fake News About Bikes and Men’s Junk
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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