Today’s Headlines
The Trump Administration is sitting on $1.8 billion for shovel-ready transit projects in L.A., Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and elsewhere—and Governing magazine wonders if it’s intentional, not just the usual bureaucratic foot-dragging. The Houston Chronicle urges the city to get rid of “burdensome” parking minimums (and quotes Streetsblog’s coverage in the process). Emory University is urging … Continued
By
Blake Aued
10:10 AM EDT on September 13, 2018
- The Trump Administration is sitting on $1.8 billion for shovel-ready transit projects in L.A., Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and elsewhere—and Governing magazine wonders if it’s intentional, not just the usual bureaucratic foot-dragging.
- The Houston Chronicle urges the city to get rid of “burdensome” parking minimums (and quotes Streetsblog’s coverage in the process).
- Emory University is urging people to speak out in favor of the Clifton Corridor light rail line in northeast Atlanta. It’s in competition with other transit projects for a share of a new penny sales tax. The Atlanta Business Chronicle expects only minor changes to $2.5 billion plan, which currently includes the Clifton Corridor. AJC columnist Bill Torpy outlines the political infighting over the project list.
- New York, Washington, D.C., and Sacramento are three cities that should demolish highways to make way for human-scale spaces. (Mobility Lab)
- A proposed gas-tax hike in Missouri is drawing bipartisan support from the likes of Gov. Mike Parson and Sen. Claire McCaskill. (KY3)
- Salt Lake City cyclists say one road’s curvy design is leading drivers to swerve into the bike lane. (Fox 13)
- Hundreds of cyclists packed Richmond City Hall recently to fight a push on city council to halt plans for replacing car lanes with separated bike lanes on Brook Road. (Times-Dispatch)
- Being bike-friendly is big business for Ocean City, N.J. Many people from less-safe places come there to bike on its boardwalk. (Atlantic City Weekly)
- On a mission from God: A Palm Beach sheriff’s deputy resigned after he chased a stolen car on the sidewalk at 80 miles per hour. An internal investigation said he used “poor judgment.” (CBS 12)
- Members of a Minneapolis YMCA are miffed that the gym is going to start charging them to park. Apparently, after the closure of a nearby park-and-ride lot, commuters started taking up spots. There’s a light rail station across the street. Why not use it? (City Pages)
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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