Today’s Headlines
Georgia Gov Signs “Milestone” Law Setting Up Regional Transit in Atlanta (AJC) Atlanta Suburbanites Finally Starting to Embrace Transit (AJC) New Bids for Minneapolis Light Rail Line Still Too High (Star Tribune) Detroit Streetcar Ridership Plummeted Last Winter (Curbed, WDET) Seattle Weighs Making Bike-Share Program Permanent (KOMO) Lyft Puts 30 Self-Driving Cars on Las Vegas … Continued
By
Blake Aued
11:34 AM EDT on May 7, 2018
- Georgia Gov Signs “Milestone” Law Setting Up Regional Transit in Atlanta (AJC)
- Atlanta Suburbanites Finally Starting to Embrace Transit (AJC)
- New Bids for Minneapolis Light Rail Line Still Too High (Star Tribune)
- Detroit Streetcar Ridership Plummeted Last Winter (Curbed, WDET)
- Seattle Weighs Making Bike-Share Program Permanent (KOMO)
- Lyft Puts 30 Self-Driving Cars on Las Vegas Streets (Engadget)
- Mayor Urges Broward to Deliver Coup de Grace to Streetcar (S FL Reporter)
- Orlando Takes Away Temporary Bike Lanes (WESH, WFTV)
- Houston Chronicle Columnist: Walking in Houston Is Terrifying
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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