Today’s Headlines
Georgia Will Spend $100 Million on Kinda-Sorta BRT for Atlanta (AJC) Purple Line Construction in Maryland Moves Ahead (WTOP) Las Vegas Review-Journal Continues Crusade Against Light-Rail Las Vegas Sun: Light Rail Recommendation “Something to Cheer About” Smart Sensors Will Help Portland Design Safer Streets (KATU, Oregonian) Topeka Has a Walking Problem, Not a Parking Problem … Continued
By
Blake Aued
8:55 AM EDT on June 20, 2018
- Georgia Will Spend $100 Million on Kinda-Sorta BRT for Atlanta (AJC)
- Purple Line Construction in Maryland Moves Ahead (WTOP)
- Las Vegas Review-Journal Continues Crusade Against Light-Rail
- Las Vegas Sun: Light Rail Recommendation “Something to Cheer About”
- Smart Sensors Will Help Portland Design Safer Streets (KATU, Oregonian)
- Topeka Has a Walking Problem, Not a Parking Problem (Capitol-Journal)
- How Real-Time Transit Data Can Lead to a Car-Free Future (Sidewalk Talk)
- Seattle Will Award Contracts This Fall for 2024 Rail Expansion (Herald)
- Orlando Drivers Value Speed Over Safety (WESH)
- Oklahoma City Streetcar Testing Started on Tuesday (KFOR)
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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