Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Red Line Shutdown Could Lead to More Bus Lanes Throughout D.C. (WTOP) Milwaukee Installs Its First Protected Bike Lanes (Urban Milwaukee) MARTA Takes Over Atlanta Streetcar, Will Keep Fare $1 (AJC) Backup Driver in Fatal Self-Driving Uber Crash Was Watching “The Voice” (Reuters, The Verge) FTA Orders D.C. Metro to Immediately Protect Blind Riders (NBC … Continued

By Blake Aued

11:50 AM EDT on June 25, 2018

Red Line Shutdown Could Lead to More Bus Lanes Throughout D.C. (WTOP)
Milwaukee Installs Its First Protected Bike Lanes (Urban Milwaukee)
MARTA Takes Over Atlanta Streetcar, Will Keep Fare $1 (AJC)
Backup Driver in Fatal Self-Driving Uber Crash Was Watching “The Voice” (Reuters, The Verge)
FTA Orders D.C. Metro to Immediately Protect Blind Riders (NBC 4, WJLA)
Charlotte Bike Plan Part of Larger Push for Transpo Options (Observer)
Kansas City Looks for Funding for 19-Mile Bike Lane (WDAF)
The Commercial Appeal Notices That Memphis Bike Lanes Aren’t Connected
Memphis Cuts Union Avenue Complete Street Plan in Half (WBRC)
The Advocate Eulogizes Planner Who Helped Rebuild Louisiana After Katrina

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.

Today's Headlines

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