Today’s Headlines
How the Oil Billionaire Koch Brothers Attack Transit Projects Around the Country (NYT) NoVa Will Spend $1.3 Billion on Road Projects (WTOP) Pittsburgh Considers Lowering Speed Limits, Adding Bike Lanes (WPXI) Future Tri-Rail Station Draws Development to Palm Beach (Palm Beach Post) New Orleans Bike Rental Businesses Oppose Bike-Share (WDSU) Massachusetts Town Appeals State Bike … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:40 AM EDT on June 19, 2018
- How the Oil Billionaire Koch Brothers Attack Transit Projects Around the Country (NYT)
- NoVa Will Spend $1.3 Billion on Road Projects (WTOP)
- Pittsburgh Considers Lowering Speed Limits, Adding Bike Lanes (WPXI)
- Future Tri-Rail Station Draws Development to Palm Beach (Palm Beach Post)
- New Orleans Bike Rental Businesses Oppose Bike-Share (WDSU)
- Massachusetts Town Appeals State Bike Lane Project (Mass Live)
- Transit Agencies Should Provide First/Last Mile Service (Mobility Lab)
- Influx of E-Scooters Causes Confusion in Charlotte (Observer)
- Tampa-Area Residents Blame Crash Victims, Not Drivers Who Killed Them (WFTS)
- Utah Wants to Wring More Revenue From Transit Riders (Salt Lake Tribune)
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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