Today’s Headlines
- Amtrak Testifies at NTSB Hearings About Its Response to Fatal Train Crashes (WaPo)
- Sightline: Taxing E-Scooters Is Fine If It Funds Bike Infrastructure
- Uber Slows Down Self-Driving Tests, Lays Off 100 People (CNET)
- Recode Predicts Uber Will Win the Coming Scooter War
- Oh, Good, Now Walking Paths Are Being Disrupted (Foreground)
- Seattle’s East Link Tunnel Completed Five Months Early (425 Business)
- Budget Cuts Could Strand 140 Mostly Sick People in Macon (NBC 41)
- Bike-Shares Launching in Annapolis (Capital Gazette) and Detroit Suburb (Metro Times)
- Danes Bike So Much Because It’s Easy and Convenient (Mobility Lab)
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