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 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)
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