Today’s Headlines
Conservative Phoenix Council Member Trying to Hijack Light Rail (Republic) Kansas City Voters Approve Streetcar Extension Tax 3 to 1 (Star) Walking in Charlotte Is Getting More Dangerous (Five) Mobility Lab Proposes Taxing Ride-Sharers and Ride-Hailers Alike FTA Awards Grants to Six Cities for On-Demand Transit (Smart Cities Dive) What Do Seattle Bike-Share Users Want? … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:41 AM EDT on June 22, 2018
- Conservative Phoenix Council Member Trying to Hijack Light Rail (Republic)
- Kansas City Voters Approve Streetcar Extension Tax 3 to 1 (Star)
- Walking in Charlotte Is Getting More Dangerous (Five)
- Mobility Lab Proposes Taxing Ride-Sharers and Ride-Hailers Alike
- FTA Awards Grants to Six Cities for On-Demand Transit (Smart Cities Dive)
- What Do Seattle Bike-Share Users Want? (Curbed)
- 3,000 People Used Memphis Bike-Share in First Month (Flyer, Daily News)
- Orlando Officials Ditch Gas Tax Referendum (Sentinel)
- Indianapolis Star Test-Drives City’s New E-Scooters
- “The Hop” Releases Tips to Avoid Death by Streetcar (Milwaukee Record)
- New Jersey Men Settle Parking Dispute With Sword Fight (The Drive)
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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