Today’s Headlines
Stop the Presses: Trump’s Infrastructure Bill Is Still MIA (Politico) Lawsuit: Miami-Dade Squandered Tax Meant for Transit Expansion (Herald) Drivers in the High-Pressure Gig Economy Are More Likely to Crash (Guardian) Uber and Lyft Apply to Operate Bike-Share Service in Seattle (Seattle Times) Bike-Share Startup Spin Says It’s Replacing D.C. Bikes With Scooters (WaPo) Kroger … Continued
By
Blake Aued
11:21 AM EDT on August 22, 2018
- Stop the Presses: Trump’s Infrastructure Bill Is Still MIA (Politico)
- Lawsuit: Miami-Dade Squandered Tax Meant for Transit Expansion (Herald)
- Drivers in the High-Pressure Gig Economy Are More Likely to Crash (Guardian)
- Uber and Lyft Apply to Operate Bike-Share Service in Seattle (Seattle Times)
- Bike-Share Startup Spin Says It’s Replacing D.C. Bikes With Scooters (WaPo)
- Kroger Tries Autonomous Grocery Delivery in Arizona (Roadshow)
- Baltimore’s Bike-Share Failure Is a Black Eye for City (Brew)
- Bike-Share Coming to Wilmington (Port City Daily) and Spokane (KREM)
- Charlotte LYNX Lines Close This Weekend for Repairs (WBTV)
- Arizona Students Are Getting Really Desperate for Parking (Daily Star)
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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