Today’s Headlines
Of Course Trump Blames Dems for Fatal West Virginia Train Crash (NBC News) Fort Worth Considers Cutting Police to Fund Transit Expansion (Star-Telegram) Philadelphia Bill Calls for More Development Along the El (Curbed) Uber Gets Into the Dockless Bike-Share Biz (The Drive, Gizmodo, The Verge) Companies Like Uber Are Fueling Inequality (WaPo) Metro Detroit Officials … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:24 AM EST on February 2, 2018
- Of Course Trump Blames Dems for Fatal West Virginia Train Crash (NBC News)
- Fort Worth Considers Cutting Police to Fund Transit Expansion (Star-Telegram)
- Philadelphia Bill Calls for More Development Along the El (Curbed)
- Uber Gets Into the Dockless Bike-Share Biz (The Drive, Gizmodo, The Verge)
- Companies Like Uber Are Fueling Inequality (WaPo)
- Metro Detroit Officials Debate Trying Again on Transit (News)
- Connect Savannah: Use Parking Revenue to Fund Other Transpo Options
- Will Megan Barry’s Affair Hurt Nashville Transit at the Ballot Box? (Public Radio)
- How to Combat the Most Common Arguments Against Transit (Mobility Lab)
- Look, Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s … Cable Cars in Miami? (Today)
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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