Today’s Headlines
Trump’s Top Infrastructure Advisor Leaves White House (CNBC, The Hill) Parents of Miami Bridge Collapse Victim Sue Designers and Builders (WaPo) Pausing Seattle Streetcar Could Drive Price Tag Even Higher (Crosscut) Six-Lane NoVa “Super Street” Will at Least Include Bus Lanes and Bike Lanes (WTOP) Twin Cities Officials Fly to D.C. to Lobby for Light … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:37 AM EDT on April 5, 2018
- Trump’s Top Infrastructure Advisor Leaves White House (CNBC, The Hill)
- Parents of Miami Bridge Collapse Victim Sue Designers and Builders (WaPo)
- Pausing Seattle Streetcar Could Drive Price Tag Even Higher (Crosscut)
- Six-Lane NoVa “Super Street” Will at Least Include Bus Lanes and Bike Lanes (WTOP)
- Twin Cities Officials Fly to D.C. to Lobby for Light Rail Funding (Pioneer Press)
- Alabama Officials Really Want to Widen Huntsville Freeway (WHNT)
- Nashville Hosts Complete Streets Conference Ahead of Transit Vote (WSMV)
- Bike-Share Expands in Oahu (KHON) and Austin (Fox 7)
- El Paso Road-Tests Restored Vintage Streetcar (El Paso Times)
- To Protect Pedestrians, Prague Bans Bikes—But Not All Cars (Guardian)
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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