Today’s Headlines
Trump’s DOT Is Run By Lobbyists Who Don’t Care If You Die (AP) Uber and Lyft Are Congesting Cities and Hurting Transit, Studies Show (AP) Seattle Moves in Redfin Transit Rankings; Boston and DC Lose Points (Builder) Experts Urge Fayetteville, AR to Slow Traffic on Major Street (Democrat-Gazette) Phoenix Suburb Wants to Become More Bike-Friendly … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:41 AM EST on February 27, 2018
- Trump’s DOT Is Run By Lobbyists Who Don’t Care If You Die (AP)
- Uber and Lyft Are Congesting Cities and Hurting Transit, Studies Show (AP)
- Seattle Moves in Redfin Transit Rankings; Boston and DC Lose Points (Builder)
- Experts Urge Fayetteville, AR to Slow Traffic on Major Street (Democrat-Gazette)
- Phoenix Suburb Wants to Become More Bike-Friendly (AZCentral)
- Task Force Urges Utah to Raise Sales Tax to Fund Transit (KSL)
- Oklahoman Columnist: Downtown Oklahoma City Streets Are Too Wide
- Maryland Bill Would Make It Easier to Stop Aggressive Drivers (WTOP)
- St. Louis Bike/Ped Path Is in Jeopardy (Post-Dispatch)
- Connecticut Governor Proposes Transit Fare Hikes (Record Journal)
- Federal Cuts Could Threaten Spokane BRT (Spokesman-Review)
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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