Today’s Headlines
As Seattle Builds More Transit, Demand for Transit Increases (USA Today) Asheville Council Wants to Raise Parking Fees to Fund Transit (Citizen-Times) Gwinnett Reverses Course, Includes Heavy Rail in Transit Plan (AJC) Judge Rules That Federal Labor Protections Don’t Apply to Uber Drivers (CNBC) Car Dealerships Will Vanish in 20 Years, Auto Exec Predicts (Automotive … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:03 AM EDT on April 16, 2018
- As Seattle Builds More Transit, Demand for Transit Increases (USA Today)
- Asheville Council Wants to Raise Parking Fees to Fund Transit (Citizen-Times)
- Gwinnett Reverses Course, Includes Heavy Rail in Transit Plan (AJC)
- Judge Rules That Federal Labor Protections Don’t Apply to Uber Drivers (CNBC)
- Car Dealerships Will Vanish in 20 Years, Auto Exec Predicts (Automotive News)
- Streetcars Are More About Development Than Moving People (Forbes)
- Despite Glitches, Cincinnati Streetcar Hits One Millionth Rider (City Beat)
- Kansas City Plans Road Diets, 10-Mile Bike Path Construction (WDAF)
- Detroit Will Finish Jefferson Avenue Bike Lanes This Spring (Curbed)
- Big Dockless Bike-Share Expansion Headed to Boston Suburbs (Globe)
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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