Today’s Headlines
Dems Unveil Their Own $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan (ABC, WaPo) As Congress Debates Gas Tax Hike (Post), Ryan Says No Way (The Hill) Officials Denounce Asheville Cop’s Beating of Black Pedestrian (Citizen-Times) Blue Cross Will Pay for 1,200 Bike-Share Bikes, 100 Stations in Boston (Herald) Cincinnati Cyclists Frustrated With Unsafe Environment (News Record) Blue Line … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:05 AM EST on March 9, 2018
- Dems Unveil Their Own $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan (ABC, WaPo)
- As Congress Debates Gas Tax Hike (Post), Ryan Says No Way (The Hill)
- Officials Denounce Asheville Cop’s Beating of Black Pedestrian (Citizen-Times)
- Blue Cross Will Pay for 1,200 Bike-Share Bikes, 100 Stations in Boston (Herald)
- Cincinnati Cyclists Frustrated With Unsafe Environment (News Record)
- Blue Line Extension Leading to Growth Around UNC Charlotte (WFAE)
- Spring Brings Uptick in New Orleans Bike-Share Riders (The Advocate)
- Eau Claire Receives Federal Grant for Buses and Transfer Station (Leader Telegram)
- Utah Transit Agency Rebranding Would Cost $50 Million (Deseret News)
- Reason Pooh-Poohs Portland-Seattle High-Speed Rail, Because of Course It Does
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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