Today's Headlines

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

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.

Today's Headlines

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