Today’s Headlines
Trump Infrastructure Plan Unlikely to Spur Investment (NYT) Mnuchin: Yes, the White House Is Considering Raising Gas Tax (Reuters) Ride-Hailing Services Are Reducing the Demand for Parking (Fortune) San Antonio Traffic Deaths Fell Last Year After Spiking in 2016 (Express News) Bill Would Throw Up Roadblocks to Building Protected Bike Lanes (Philly Voice) Pittsburgh Will … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:22 AM EST on February 26, 2018
- Trump Infrastructure Plan Unlikely to Spur Investment (NYT)
- Mnuchin: Yes, the White House Is Considering Raising Gas Tax (Reuters)
- Ride-Hailing Services Are Reducing the Demand for Parking (Fortune)
- San Antonio Traffic Deaths Fell Last Year After Spiking in 2016 (Express News)
- Bill Would Throw Up Roadblocks to Building Protected Bike Lanes (Philly Voice)
- Pittsburgh Will Build $195M BRT Line With or Without the Feds (Next City)
- Businesses Ask Maryland for Help During Purple Line Construction (WaPost)
- Tucson Police Respond to Drivers Killing Pedestrians by Ticketing Pedestrians (KVOA)
- New Downtown Seattle Hotel Has No Parking (My Northwest)
- Toronto Fare Inspector Suspended for Pinning Down Teen (Sun)
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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