Today’s Headlines
Uber Acquires Bike-Share Company Jump (Wired) Referendum Failure Could Stall Nashville Transit for a Decade (Tennessean) Seattle Delays Bike Lane Over “Mega Gridlock” Fearmongering (KIRO) Maryland Cracks Down on Distracted Drivers—and Pedestrians, Too (WTOP) Atlanta Residents Say Complete Street Project Isn’t Good Enough (Curbed) Phoenix Businesses Object to Car Lanes Turning Into Railways (AZ Central) … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:44 AM EDT on April 9, 2018
- Uber Acquires Bike-Share Company Jump (Wired)
- Referendum Failure Could Stall Nashville Transit for a Decade (Tennessean)
- Seattle Delays Bike Lane Over “Mega Gridlock” Fearmongering (KIRO)
- Maryland Cracks Down on Distracted Drivers—and Pedestrians, Too (WTOP)
- Atlanta Residents Say Complete Street Project Isn’t Good Enough (Curbed)
- Phoenix Businesses Object to Car Lanes Turning Into Railways (AZ Central)
- Philadelphia Cyclists Insist on Fully Protected Bike Lane (Philly Voice)
- Charleston Cyclists Have Been Trying to Get This Bike Lane for 85 Years (Post and Courier)
- Documentary Released About Ashley River Bridge Bumbling (Charleston City Paper)
- How Pedestrian Trails Could Revive Rural Economies (Fast Company)
- Roanoke Bike-Share Can Move Forward After Stolen Bike Racks Returned (Times)
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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