Today’s Headlines
Self-Driving Cars Still Confused by People Crossing the Road (Wired) Uber Wants a Monopoly on Transportation (Engadget) Seattle DOT, Streetcar Face Budget Shortfalls (Seattle Times) Beltline Group Pushes Atlanta to Fully Fund Light Rail (AJC) St. Louis Streetcar Could Start Running as Soon as August (Fox 2) Pierce County Moves Forward on Bus Rapid Transit … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:54 AM EDT on July 12, 2018
- Self-Driving Cars Still Confused by People Crossing the Road (Wired)
- Uber Wants a Monopoly on Transportation (Engadget)
- Seattle DOT, Streetcar Face Budget Shortfalls (Seattle Times)
- Beltline Group Pushes Atlanta to Fully Fund Light Rail (AJC)
- St. Louis Streetcar Could Start Running as Soon as August (Fox 2)
- Pierce County Moves Forward on Bus Rapid Transit (News Tribune)
- Vancouver Approves Light Rail and Bus Spending (Journal of Commerce)
- Ban Cars to Make Way for Scooters and Bikes (Tech Crunch)
- How People Walking Became Vilified as “Jaywalkers” (Connect Savannah)
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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