Today’s Headlines
Right-Wing Group Launches Campaign Against Detroit Regional Transit Proposal (Detroit News) Durham-Orange Rail Needs $100M in Private Funding by April (Daily Tarheel) Feds Say Honolulu Light Rail Is Still Short $134 Million (Civil Beat) After 18 Months Trump Still Has No Infrastructure Plan (The Nation) “Last Weld” Marks Finishing of Milwaukee Streetcar Tracks (Fox 6, … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:07 AM EDT on July 5, 2018
- Right-Wing Group Launches Campaign Against Detroit Regional Transit Proposal (Detroit News)
- Durham-Orange Rail Needs $100M in Private Funding by April (Daily Tarheel)
- Feds Say Honolulu Light Rail Is Still Short $134 Million (Civil Beat)
- After 18 Months Trump Still Has No Infrastructure Plan (The Nation)
- “Last Weld” Marks Finishing of Milwaukee Streetcar Tracks (Fox 6, WDJT)
- Flood-Damaged Pittsburgh Blue Line Will Stay Closed Until August (Post-Gazette)
- Higher Boston Parking Fines Take Effect, Will Fund Complete Streets (Mass Live)
- Pensacola Will Build 30 Miles of Bike Lanes in Three Years (The Pulse)
- Columbia, SC, Ditches Plans for Bike Lanes, Says Priority Is Cars (WLTX)
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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