Today’s Headlines
- Trump Actually Plans to Cut $40 Billion From Infrastructure Spending (The Nation)
- Trump's Infrastructure Plan Leaves Small Cities Behind (Wired)
- Budget Eliminates Funding for Seattle, Spokane Transit Projects (Olympian)
- Leaked Plans Show 12-Mile Austin Light Rail System (KUT/Austin Monitor)
- Georgia Bill Would Create and Fund Regional Atlanta Transit System (AJC, WABE)
- Next Step Could Be Transit Vote in Suburban Gwinnett (AJC)
- Cincinnati Streetcar Stations Will Undergo Rolling Closures for Repairs (Fox 19)
- Transit Fight Tests Relationships in Metro Detroit (News)
- Former Uber/Lyft Exec Starts Dockless Electric Scooter Company (Tech Crunch)
- Get Rid of Sidewalks, and Let Pedestrians Reclaim the Streets (Curbed)
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