Today’s Headlines
California Gas Tax Repeal Could End Transit Ridership Growth (Californian) The Federal Transit Administration Is Now Anti-Transit (City Lab) The Washington Post Explains Why Drivers Hit and Run $2.2B, Four-Acre Transit Center Opens in San Francisco (NBC) Dallas’ Cotton Belt Moves Forward While Subway Left Behind (News) Tampa Transpo Tax Would Quicken Pace of Improvements … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:36 AM EDT on August 24, 2018
- California Gas Tax Repeal Could End Transit Ridership Growth (Californian)
- The Federal Transit Administration Is Now Anti-Transit (City Lab)
- The Washington Post Explains Why Drivers Hit and Run
- $2.2B, Four-Acre Transit Center Opens in San Francisco (NBC)
- Dallas’ Cotton Belt Moves Forward While Subway Left Behind (News)
- Tampa Transpo Tax Would Quicken Pace of Improvements (TB Times)
- Kansas City Chooses Route and Stops for Streetcar Extension (KMBC)
- FTA Clears Tempe to Start Streetcar Construction (KTAR)
- Few People Use Lyft Last-Mile Deal in Charlotte (Observer)
- Dockless E-Scooters Are a Gimmick (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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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