Today’s Headlines
Gwinnett County Sets March Date for Transit Referendum (AJC) What Does Timing Mean for Referendum’s Odds of Passing? (AJC) Cobb County Will Survey Residents to Gauge Support for Transit (MDJ) Feds Won’t Make Transit Equitable, So It’s Up to Cities (Governing) Uber Stops Testing Self-Driving Trucks (NPR) How to Design Cities for Autonomous Vehicles (Urban … Continued
By
Blake Aued
12:28 PM EDT on August 2, 2018
- Gwinnett County Sets March Date for Transit Referendum (AJC)
- What Does Timing Mean for Referendum’s Odds of Passing? (AJC)
- Cobb County Will Survey Residents to Gauge Support for Transit (MDJ)
- Feds Won’t Make Transit Equitable, So It’s Up to Cities (Governing)
- Uber Stops Testing Self-Driving Trucks (NPR)
- How to Design Cities for Autonomous Vehicles (Urban Land Institute)
- Self-Driving Cars Are Still a Long Way Off (Auto News)
- Cincinnati Might Take Over Streetcar From Transit Authority (WCPO)
- Minneapolis Cuts Bus Service Over Driver Shortage (Star-Tribune)
- Willamette Week Readers: Forget Scooters, Drivers Are the Real Menace
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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