Today’s Headlines
ADA Lawsuits Target Crumbling Sidewalks (CityLab) Crashes Fell 33–53 Percent After Alexandria Lowered Speed Limits (WTOP) Baltimore Making Progress on Bike Safety (Next City) West Hartford Creates Family-Friendly Bike Routes (Courant) St. Petersburg Council Will Vote on MLK Bike Lanes Next Week (CL) Raleigh (News & Observer) and Akron (WKSU) Get First Buffered Bike Lanes … Continued
By
Blake Aued
12:36 PM EDT on August 20, 2018
- ADA Lawsuits Target Crumbling Sidewalks (CityLab)
- Crashes Fell 33–53 Percent After Alexandria Lowered Speed Limits (WTOP)
- Baltimore Making Progress on Bike Safety (Next City)
- West Hartford Creates Family-Friendly Bike Routes (Courant)
- St. Petersburg Council Will Vote on MLK Bike Lanes Next Week (CL)
- Raleigh (News & Observer) and Akron (WKSU) Get First Buffered Bike Lanes
- Slow Down on Driverless Cars Until Technology Is Safe (Forbes)
- GOP Lobbyist Pushes Autonomous Shuttles as Answer for Atlanta Traffic (AJC)
- Milwaukee Has Plan B for Streetcar If Key Tower Isn’t Built (Journal-Sentinel)
- Business Leaders Worry City’s Lost Faith in Seattle Streetcar (KING)
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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