Today’s Headlines
Van Driver Kills 10, Injures 15 in Toronto (Toronto Star) Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan May Scrap Bike Lane Program (Free Press) DC Policy Establishment Warms to Trump’s Plan to Shrink Federal Spending on Infrastructure (Governing) New Fort Lauderdale Mayor Plans to Kill the Wave Streetcar (WJCT) Baton Rouge Leaders See Infrastructure as Health and Safety … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:32 AM EDT on April 24, 2018
- Van Driver Kills 10, Injures 15 in Toronto (Toronto Star)
- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan May Scrap Bike Lane Program (Free Press)
- DC Policy Establishment Warms to Trump’s Plan to Shrink Federal Spending on Infrastructure (Governing)
- New Fort Lauderdale Mayor Plans to Kill the Wave Streetcar (WJCT)
- Baton Rouge Leaders See Infrastructure as Health and Safety Issue (Advocate)
- Seattle DOT Bans E-Scooters Until Permit Program Is in Place (Seattle Times)
- Deborah Hersman: Eliminating Traffic Deaths Is Possible (San Antonio Express-News)
- Congressman Stands in the Way of Buffalo Rail Expansion (News)
- Austin Cyclists Want Debris Removed From Bike Lanes (KXAN)
- Dallas Might Start Regulating Dockless Bike-Share (Route Fifty)
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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