Today’s Headlines
New Mayor David Briley Is Now Nashville’s Transit Champion (Tennessean) Who’s to Blame for the Cincinnati Streetcar’s Struggles? (Enquirer, City Beat) Political Maneuvering Could Keep Commuter Rail Out of Cobb County (AJC) Revised Study Shows Uber/Lyft Drivers Make $8-$10 an Hour (Fortune) Study on Expanding Miami-Dade Transit Delayed a Year (Herald, Today) Temporary Portland Bike … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:12 AM EST on March 8, 2018
- New Mayor David Briley Is Now Nashville’s Transit Champion (Tennessean)
- Who’s to Blame for the Cincinnati Streetcar’s Struggles? (Enquirer, City Beat)
- Political Maneuvering Could Keep Commuter Rail Out of Cobb County (AJC)
- Revised Study Shows Uber/Lyft Drivers Make $8-$10 an Hour (Fortune)
- Study on Expanding Miami-Dade Transit Delayed a Year (Herald, Today)
- Temporary Portland Bike Lane That Drew 400,000 Trips Returns in May (Oregonian)
- St. Louis Committee Will Decide How to Spend New Transit Revenue (Post-Dispatch)
- King County Metro Adds More Buses During Peak Times (Curbed Seattle)
- Wichita Quickly Becoming a Bike-Friendly City (Eagle)
- Birmingham Passes Complete Streets Policy (News)
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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