Today’s Headlines
Charlotte Transit Plan Calls for New Rail Lines, Uptown Tunnel (Observer) Georgia GOP Still Wishy-Washy on Transit Funding (Saporta Report) It’s Getting Even More Dangerous to Walk in Phoenix (Fox 10) Bike-Share Launches in 15 Boston-Area Towns (Next City) Seattle Streetcar Project Remains in Limbo (KIRO) D.C. Finally Fixes Intersection After Driver Kills Cyclist (Curbed) … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:15 AM EDT on July 19, 2018
- Charlotte Transit Plan Calls for New Rail Lines, Uptown Tunnel (Observer)
- Georgia GOP Still Wishy-Washy on Transit Funding (Saporta Report)
- It’s Getting Even More Dangerous to Walk in Phoenix (Fox 10)
- Bike-Share Launches in 15 Boston-Area Towns (Next City)
- Seattle Streetcar Project Remains in Limbo (KIRO)
- D.C. Finally Fixes Intersection After Driver Kills Cyclist (Curbed)
- Spokane Considers Installing City’s First Protected Bike Lanes (Spokesman Review)
- St. Peter Residents Baffled That Businesses Oppose Bike Lane (WFTS)
- Section of A1A Converted to Complete Street (Palm Beach Post)
- New Tool Lets You Compare Cities’ Street Grids (Slate)
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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