Today’s Headlines
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Rose 46 Percent From 2009-2016 (Washington Post) Buses Are Still the Cheapest, Most Flexible Transit Option (City Lab) Dockless E-Scooter Companies Exploit Workers (Slate) Ride-Hailing Startup Plans to Enlist Texans in Self-Driving Van Experiment (Bloomberg) Boston’s New Green Line Trolleys Could Drive Themselves (Mass Live) Dockless Bike-Share Gears Up in ATL (Curbed), … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:10 AM EDT on May 9, 2018
- U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Rose 46 Percent From 2009-2016 (Washington Post)
- Buses Are Still the Cheapest, Most Flexible Transit Option (City Lab)
- Dockless E-Scooter Companies Exploit Workers (Slate)
- Ride-Hailing Startup Plans to Enlist Texans in Self-Driving Van Experiment (Bloomberg)
- Boston’s New Green Line Trolleys Could Drive Themselves (Mass Live)
- Dockless Bike-Share Gears Up in ATL (Curbed), Green Bay (WFRV); Tempe Considers Regs (KTAR)
- Boston Starts Four-Week Bike/Bus Lane Pilot (WBZ, NBC 10, WCVB)
- Drivers Killed Three People Walking in Macon, GA in One Weekend (WMAZ)
- Wisconsin City Mulls Fare Breaks for Low-Income Bus Riders (Leader Telegram)
- Amtrak Adds Stop at New Station in Mississippi Delta (Memphis Daily News)
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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