Today’s Headlines
Hogan Rejects Calls to Curtail Maryland Light Rail (Baltimore Sun) Portland Chooses Route for SW Light Rail Line (Metro, Oregonian) Ride-Hailing Companies Added 94 Million Driving Miles on Seattle Streets Last Year (Seattle Times) Baltimore Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Assault at Bike Lane Meeting (Fishbowl) Cleveland Unveils New Complete Street Today (Plain Dealer) New Bike-Share … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:35 AM EDT on August 17, 2018
- Hogan Rejects Calls to Curtail Maryland Light Rail (Baltimore Sun)
- Portland Chooses Route for SW Light Rail Line (Metro, Oregonian)
- Ride-Hailing Companies Added 94 Million Driving Miles on Seattle Streets Last Year (Seattle Times)
- Baltimore Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Assault at Bike Lane Meeting (Fishbowl)
- Cleveland Unveils New Complete Street Today (Plain Dealer)
- New Bike-Share Systems in Bloomington (IU), Toledo (City Paper) and Vancouver (Daily Hive)
- Toronto Bike-Share Will Add 90 Stations (Daily Hive)
- Employers Should Subsidize Transit Instead of Parking (Mobility Lab)
- Video: Do Skateboards and Scooters Belong in Bike Lanes? (Slate)
- Say What? Forbes Ranks Atlanta Among Cities With the Best 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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