Today’s Headlines
Uber and Lyft Lobby States to Prohibit Local Regulations (Mobility Lab) The D.C. Metro Red Line Shutdown Has Not Been Going Well (WaPo) Cincinnati Finds Funding for Bus-Only Lane Pilot Project (WCPO) Tampa Suburb Approves Funding for More Bus Service (TB Times) Seattleite Claims Bike Lanes Are for the Privileged (Crosscut); Rebuttal: C for Crank … Continued
By
Blake Aued
9:51 AM EDT on July 30, 2018
- Uber and Lyft Lobby States to Prohibit Local Regulations (Mobility Lab)
- The D.C. Metro Red Line Shutdown Has Not Been Going Well (WaPo)
- Cincinnati Finds Funding for Bus-Only Lane Pilot Project (WCPO)
- Tampa Suburb Approves Funding for More Bus Service (TB Times)
- Seattleite Claims Bike Lanes Are for the Privileged (Crosscut); Rebuttal: C for Crank
- Boise Limits Number of Rental Bikes Allowed in City (Boise Weekly)
- New Orleans RTA Buying More Bus and Streetcar Shelters (Times-Pic)
- Pittsburgh Awards $10M Contract for Bus Rapid Transit Project (Trib)
- Columbus Cracks Down on Parking Violators (10 TV)
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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