Today’s Headlines
Mayors Want Feds to Match 50 Percent of Infrastructure Project Costs (CityLab) Charlotte’s Blue Line Light Rail Extension Opens Friday (Observer, WFAE) Houston Paying the Price for Focusing on Freeways Over Transit (KPRC) Massachusetts Transit Authorities Face State Budget Cuts (MassLive) Without Regional Cooperation, Detroit Should Act on Transit Alone (Model D) Workers Park on … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:50 AM EDT on March 15, 2018
- Mayors Want Feds to Match 50 Percent of Infrastructure Project Costs (CityLab)
- Charlotte’s Blue Line Light Rail Extension Opens Friday (Observer, WFAE)
- Houston Paying the Price for Focusing on Freeways Over Transit (KPRC)
- Massachusetts Transit Authorities Face State Budget Cuts (MassLive)
- Without Regional Cooperation, Detroit Should Act on Transit Alone (Model D)
- Workers Park on Sidewalk Near Jacksonville School, Forcing Kids Into Road (News4Jax)
- Separated Bike Lanes Will Help Philadelphia Drivers, Too (Philly Mag)
- Cleveland Transit Advocates Rally for Funding and Equity (Scene)
- Pittsburgh BRT Could Lead to Steep Cuts on Other Routes (WESA)
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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