Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Cities Aren’t Doing Enough to Turn the Tide on Traffic Deaths (WaPo) Newly Built Miami Pedestrian Bridge Collapses (Herald) Superfriends Push Trump Infrastructure Plan (NPR) Atlanta Reaches Deal on Last Stretch of BeltLine Land (Atlanta Magazine) Wayne County Pitches New Metro Detroit Transit Plan (Curbed); Oakland County Backs Out (MLive) With Blue Line Extension Open, … Continued

By Blake Aued

10:47 AM EDT on March 16, 2018

Cities Aren’t Doing Enough to Turn the Tide on Traffic Deaths (WaPo)
Newly Built Miami Pedestrian Bridge Collapses (Herald)
Superfriends Push Trump Infrastructure Plan (NPR)
Atlanta Reaches Deal on Last Stretch of BeltLine Land (Atlanta Magazine)
Wayne County Pitches New Metro Detroit Transit Plan (Curbed); Oakland County Backs Out (MLive)
With Blue Line Extension Open, What’s Next for Charlotte Light Rail? (Observer)
Public Almost Didn’t See Video of Asheville Police Brutalizing Black Man for Jaywalking (News & Record)
SC Governor Hopes Trump Will Highway New to Myrtle Beach (The State)
Portland’s Ride-Hailing App Surcharge Exceeds Revenue Projections (KGW)
Driving Is a Habit, and Often an Irrational One (Mobility Lab)

Blake Aued

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.

Today's Headlines

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