Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Poll: Americans Want Feds to Spend More on Infrastructure (The Hill, USA Today) Transport Review: Autonomous Vehicles Will Increase Sprawl and Car Dependence How Cities Are Regulating Dockless Bike-Share and Scooter Fleets (Vice) Michigan GOP Wants to Kneecap Detroit Regional Transit Proposal (WDET) West Palm Beach Approves Less Car-Centric Transpo Plan (Palm Beach Post) Bike Walk … Continued

By Blake Aued

11:21 AM EDT on May 24, 2018

Poll: Americans Want Feds to Spend More on Infrastructure (The Hill, USA Today)
Transport Review: Autonomous Vehicles Will Increase Sprawl and Car Dependence
How Cities Are Regulating Dockless Bike-Share and Scooter Fleets (Vice)
Michigan GOP Wants to Kneecap Detroit Regional Transit Proposal (WDET)
West Palm Beach Approves Less Car-Centric Transpo Plan (Palm Beach Post)
Bike Walk Memphis Wants Pedestrian-Friendly Pilot Project Left in Place (Flyer)
Milwaukee Streetcar Extension Plan Moves Forward (Urban Milwaukee)
Shreveport Kicks Off New Phase of 359-Mile Bike Network Plan (KTBS)
Cincinnati Council Member Proposes Making Streetcar Fare-Free (Enquirer)
Bend, Oregon, Bike Lanes Filled With Rocks, Glass and Trash (Bulletin)

Blake Aued

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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