Today’s Headlines
States Spend Billions on Freeways That Make Traffic Worse (Mobility Lab) Average Atlanta Commuter Spends Two Hours a Day in the Car (Curbed) Freeway Widening Would Interfere With Little Rock Streetcar (Democrat-Gazette) Tampa Driver Charged With Intentionally Mowing Down Family on Bikes (TB Times) Boston’s Green Line Extension Construction Finally Gets Underway (Fox 25) Milwaukee … Continued
By
Blake Aued
11:21 AM EDT on June 27, 2018
- States Spend Billions on Freeways That Make Traffic Worse (Mobility Lab)
- Average Atlanta Commuter Spends Two Hours a Day in the Car (Curbed)
- Freeway Widening Would Interfere With Little Rock Streetcar (Democrat-Gazette)
- Tampa Driver Charged With Intentionally Mowing Down Family on Bikes (TB Times)
- Boston’s Green Line Extension Construction Finally Gets Underway (Fox 25)
- Milwaukee Finishes Construction on First Leg of Streetcar Route (Journal Sentinel)
- Portland Seeks Input on Southwest Corridor Light Rail Line (KATU)
- E-Bike Company With Docking Stations Wants to Move Into Seattle (KIRO)
- Albuquerque May Have Made Errors on BRT Reimbursement Paperwork (KOAT)
- New Orleans Streetcar Driver Shows Off Dance Moves (The Advocate)
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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