Today’s Headlines
Texas DOT’s Freeway Expansion Plan Would Devastate Downtown Dallas (D Mag) Detroit’s Seven-Lane Jefferson Avenue Goes on Road Diet (MLive) Philadelphia “Ride of Silence” Comes Days After Driver Killed a Bike Courier (Philly Mag) Minneapolis Tests Bus-Only Lane on Hennepin (Southwest Journal) Atlanta Transit Advocates: Light Rail Proposed for BeltLine Isn’t Enough (Curbed) Rochester Asks … Continued
By
Blake Aued
11:24 AM EDT on May 16, 2018
- Texas DOT’s Freeway Expansion Plan Would Devastate Downtown Dallas (D Mag)
- Detroit’s Seven-Lane Jefferson Avenue Goes on Road Diet (MLive)
- Philadelphia “Ride of Silence” Comes Days After Driver Killed a Bike Courier (Philly Mag)
- Minneapolis Tests Bus-Only Lane on Hennepin (Southwest Journal)
- Atlanta Transit Advocates: Light Rail Proposed for BeltLine Isn’t Enough (Curbed)
- Rochester Asks for Ideas for Complete Street Makeovers (Rochester First)
- Successful Bike-Share Programs Require Planning (Smart Cities Dive)
- Do Cyclists Belong on Sidewalks? (WAMU, Everett Herald)
- E-Scooter Pilot Program Launches in Honolulu (KHON)
- Did You Notice That This Week Is Infrastructure Week, Again? (Bond Buyer)
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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