Today’s Headlines
White House Urges Schumer to Lift Hold on Batory as FRA Head (NBC) Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Concerned About Trump’s Plan to Privatize Infrastructure (WOSU) Self-Driving Cars Have a Hard Time Detecting Cyclists (Slate) Dockless Bike-Share Companies Have All But Ignored Dallas Cleanup Order (KERA) Getting People on Bikes Takes Planning — Not Just a … Continued
By
Blake Aued
11:23 AM EST on February 7, 2018
- White House Urges Schumer to Lift Hold on Batory as FRA Head (NBC)
- Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Concerned About Trump’s Plan to Privatize Infrastructure (WOSU)
- Self-Driving Cars Have a Hard Time Detecting Cyclists (Slate)
- Dockless Bike-Share Companies Have All But Ignored Dallas Cleanup Order (KERA)
- Getting People on Bikes Takes Planning — Not Just a Bunch of Bikes (Vice)
- Fort Lauderdale Commissioners Approve Wave Streetcar (WPLG, WLRN)
- Portland Cyclist Sues City After Crashing Into Concrete Barrier (Bicycling)
- Columbus, GA, Drivers Would Rather Pave Roads Than Build Sidewalks (Ledger-Enquirer)
- U.K. Study: People in Walkable Neighborhoods Have Lower Blood Pressure (Guardian)
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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