Today’s Headlines
Ivanka — Yes, Ivanka — Will Talk Infrastructure in Visit to Iowa Today (Des Moines Register) New Fort Lauderdale Commissioners Vow to Kill Wave Streetcar (Sun Sentinel) More Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Philadelphia This Spring (Inquirer) Durham Buys Land for Light Rail Maintenance Facility (Herald Sun) Drivers Killed a Record Number of People in … Continued
By
Blake Aued
8:59 AM EDT on March 19, 2018
- Ivanka — Yes, Ivanka — Will Talk Infrastructure in Visit to Iowa Today (Des Moines Register)
- New Fort Lauderdale Commissioners Vow to Kill Wave Streetcar (Sun Sentinel)
- More Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Philadelphia This Spring (Inquirer)
- Durham Buys Land for Light Rail Maintenance Facility (Herald Sun)
- Drivers Killed a Record Number of People in Richmond Last Year (Times-Dispatch)
- Seattle Experiments With Designated Bike-Share Parking Areas (My Northwest)
- Milwaukee’s First Streetcar Arrives Next Week (Fox 6, WDJT)
- Lyft’s New Subscription Service Is Almost as Expensive as a Car (CNN)
- Montreal Considers Separate Rules for Drivers and Cyclists (Treehugger)
- Is Google’s Ambitious “Smart City” Just a Marketing Ploy? (Engadget)
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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