Today’s Headlines
What Happens If the Nashville Transit Referendum Fails? (WPLN) Atlanta Transit Advocates Say There Are Better Uses for Funds Than Midtown BRT (WABE) San Antonio Express-News Endorses ConnectSA Transit Plan Massachusetts Transit Systems Ask for More State Aid (Boston Globe) D.C. Metro Develops New Track Test That Could Prevent Derailments (WTOP) Uber Adds Background Checks … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:44 AM EDT on April 17, 2018
- What Happens If the Nashville Transit Referendum Fails? (WPLN)
- Atlanta Transit Advocates Say There Are Better Uses for Funds Than Midtown BRT (WABE)
- San Antonio Express-News Endorses ConnectSA Transit Plan
- Massachusetts Transit Systems Ask for More State Aid (Boston Globe)
- D.C. Metro Develops New Track Test That Could Prevent Derailments (WTOP)
- Uber Adds Background Checks and Panic Button After Years of Resistance (LA Times)
- Ford Says It Will Ramp Up Autonomous Car Production by 2021 (Engadget)
- Greenville, SC’s $300M Transpo Plan Is Mostly Roads (News)
- Hampton Roads Eliminates Two Proposed Light-Rail Routes (Virginian-Pilot)
- Riders Have All Kinds of Crazy Stories About Seattle’s Most Crowded Bus (KUOW)
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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