Today’s Headlines
Cities Ease Rules Against E-Bikes as Popularity Grows (WaPo) Middle Tennessee Is Watching the Nashville Transit Referendum (Tennessean) Charleston Post and Courier: Spend Freeway Money on BRT or Bike Lanes Instead Atlantans Want Light Rail on the BeltLine (Curbed) Massachusetts Group Hopes Smart Tolling Reduces Congestion (CBS Boston) Oklahoma City Streetcar Remains on Track for … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:41 AM EDT on April 11, 2018
- Cities Ease Rules Against E-Bikes as Popularity Grows (WaPo)
- Middle Tennessee Is Watching the Nashville Transit Referendum (Tennessean)
- Charleston Post and Courier: Spend Freeway Money on BRT or Bike Lanes Instead
- Atlantans Want Light Rail on the BeltLine (Curbed)
- Massachusetts Group Hopes Smart Tolling Reduces Congestion (CBS Boston)
- Oklahoma City Streetcar Remains on Track for December Launch (NewsOK)
- Portland City Council Candidates Talk Transportation (Bike Portland)
- Uber and Lyft Drivers Ignore Riders With Service Dogs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- Melbourne Proposes “Superblocks” Where Pedestrians Are Prioritized (The Age)
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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