Monday’s Headlines

12:01 AM EDT on October 22, 2018

As Uber deals with PR crisis after PR crisis — most recently a $3.5-billion investment from Saudi Arabia, which murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi — and prepares for a potential $120-billion IPO, investors wonder if it's the next Amazon or just a debt-ridden mirage. (Vanity Fair)
Vice finally weighs in on the topic everyone has been talking about for a year or three: Will the proliferation of dockless e-scooters create a problems given that bikes and scooters are too slow to mix with cars and too fast for sidewalks?
Lyft rolls out electric scooters in Washington, D.C. (Curbed)
The Honolulu city council is likely to dip into property taxes for $44 million the Federal Transit Administration is demanding for a new light rail line. (KHON)
A Charlotte planning group is considering a new light rail stop in South End. (WSOC)
Ridership is falling on Cincinnati's star-crossed streetcar (Enquirer). In other streetcar news, Tucson's will be free Nov. 10 and 11 (KGUN), and Oklahoma recently finished its new tracks (Oklahoman).
Boise is adding bus rapid transit and bike lanes to gridlocked State Street. (Idaho Press)
Chicago Tribune columnist: Scrap the gas tax and start charging drivers by the mile to fund infrastructure.
Workers of the world unite — and take back the subway. (Commune)
Cars and bikes are always a dangerous combination. In Mississippi, you can add deer to the mix, too. (Jackson Clarion-Ledger)

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