Today’s Headlines
Cities Blinded by Tech Promises Make Wrong Bet Against Transit (NYT) People in SF Opting for Uber Bikes Over Uber Cars (CNN Money) Chinese Bike-Share Startup Ofo Scales Back in U.S. (Fortune) Seattle Council Member Wants Deadline to Finish Bike Lane Network (My Northwest) Portland Cyclists Skeptical of Parking-Protected Bike Lanes (Mercury) Baton Rouge Interstate … Continued
By
Blake Aued
11:01 AM EDT on July 23, 2018
- Cities Blinded by Tech Promises Make Wrong Bet Against Transit (NYT)
- People in SF Opting for Uber Bikes Over Uber Cars (CNN Money)
- Chinese Bike-Share Startup Ofo Scales Back in U.S. (Fortune)
- Seattle Council Member Wants Deadline to Finish Bike Lane Network (My Northwest)
- Portland Cyclists Skeptical of Parking-Protected Bike Lanes (Mercury)
- Baton Rouge Interstate Project Could Make Walking and Biking Harder (WBRZ)
- Harrisburg’s State Street Is the Nation’s Deadliest Road (Penn Live)
- Two D.C. Metro Stations Closed for Repairs Until Labor Day (Fox 5)
- Toledo Voters Rally for Transit Improvements (NBC 24)
- AJC Columnist Whines About Braves Parking, Barely Mentions Transit
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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