Today’s Headlines
Transit Opponents Are Spreading Misinformation Ahead of Nashville Vote (Tennessean) And No One Knows Where Their Money Is Coming From (Tennessean) Uber Will Add Transit, Rental Cars, and Bike-Share to App (The Verge, Tech Crunch) Uber Also Gearing Up to Take Control of Curbs, and Cities Should Fight Back (Curbed) Did Seattle Mayor Make a … Continued
By
Blake Aued
1:50 PM EDT on April 13, 2018
- Transit Opponents Are Spreading Misinformation Ahead of Nashville Vote (Tennessean)
- And No One Knows Where Their Money Is Coming From (Tennessean)
- Uber Will Add Transit, Rental Cars, and Bike-Share to App (The Verge, Tech Crunch)
- Uber Also Gearing Up to Take Control of Curbs, and Cities Should Fight Back (Curbed)
- Did Seattle Mayor Make a Big Mistake by Halting Streetcar Work? (The Stranger)
- Construction on Indianapolis BRT Could Start Any Day Now (CBS 4)
- Portland Reduces Speed Limit Where Two Pedestrians Were Killed (Oregonian)
- Orange County, NC, Commission Candidates Disagree on Light Rail (News & Observer)
- San Antonio Mayor Favors BRT Over Light Rail for Transit Referendum (KTSA)
- Meet the Go-To Lobbyist for Sprawl-Loving Tampa Developers (TB Times)
- Labour: Divert Road Funds to Free Bus Rides for Brits Under 25 (The 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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