Today’s Headlines
Paying for Transit Fares Is Often Cheaper Than Building More Parking (Next City) Autonomous Cars Don’t Know When to Ask Human Drivers for Help (CityLab) Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Officially Buried, for Now (Roll Call) Sound Transit Takes a Leap of Faith on Uncertain Federal Funds (KOMO) What Can Dallas Do to Prevent Pedestrian Deaths? (D … Continued
By
Blake Aued
2:13 PM EDT on May 29, 2018
- Paying for Transit Fares Is Often Cheaper Than Building More Parking (Next City)
- Autonomous Cars Don’t Know When to Ask Human Drivers for Help (CityLab)
- Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Officially Buried, for Now (Roll Call)
- Sound Transit Takes a Leap of Faith on Uncertain Federal Funds (KOMO)
- What Can Dallas Do to Prevent Pedestrian Deaths? (D Magazine)
- Charlotte’s Blue Line Ridership Falls Short of Projections (Observer)
- U of Memphis Plans Giant Pedestrian Bridge — What Could Go Wrong? (C-A)
- Nashville Cyclists and Police Educate Drivers About Bike Lanes (WSMV)
- Bike-Share Booms in Flagstaff, AZ, (Daily Sun) and Eugene, OR (KEZI)
- Milwaukee Residents Get First Look at Streetcar June 8 (WDJT)
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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