Today’s Headlines
Tampa Will Remain the Largest U.S. City Without Passenger Rail (WJCT) Advocacy Group Pushes for Light Rail on Atlanta Beltline (Curbed) Transit Advocates Fear Austin Will Repeat Nashville’s Mistake (Biz Journal) Portland Vision Zero Report Puts Safety Onus on Victims (Bike Portland) Most Americans Overestimate Time It Takes to Walk or Bike to Work (NYT) … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:01 AM EDT on May 4, 2018
- Tampa Will Remain the Largest U.S. City Without Passenger Rail (WJCT)
- Advocacy Group Pushes for Light Rail on Atlanta Beltline (Curbed)
- Transit Advocates Fear Austin Will Repeat Nashville’s Mistake (Biz Journal)
- Portland Vision Zero Report Puts Safety Onus on Victims (Bike Portland)
- Most Americans Overestimate Time It Takes to Walk or Bike to Work (NYT)
- Reliable Bike Parking Encourages New Riders (Mobility Lab)
- Southerners Welcome E-Scooters Shunned by Other Regions (Pew Stateline)
- Business Owners Think Kansas City Residents Are Really Lazy (Star)
- Here’s Another Credulous Article About Uber’s Flying Taxis (Fast Company)
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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