- As New York City considers lifting its minimum parking requirements for residential development, the Times looks at how such often-arbitrary regulations add to the cost of housing, and how such measures draw resistance even in cities with good transit.
- Blind passengers say too many Uber and Lyft drivers are illegally turning them away because of their service dogs. (Wired)
- A deal on transit funding appears unlikely as Pennsylvania's legislative session comes to a close. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Constrution bids for the second phase of Pittsburgh's bus rapid transit system came in $20 million under budget. (Union Progress)
- Austin is exploring funding options for connecting its future light rail line to the airport. (KXAN)
- While the West Seattle Link light rail project moves forward, the Ballard Link is stuck in limbo. (The Urbanist)
- The Columbus Dispatch urges voters to support a sales tax levy for BRT, trails and sidewalks on the Ohio city's November ballot.
- Cars are not supposed to be on Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Branch Trail, but that isn't stopping drivers from using it as a shortcut. (DC News Now)
- Two drivers were arrested and charged with killing two pedestrians in separate incidents in Nashville over the weekend. (WSMV)
- A Las Vegas suburb is installing traffic calming measures to stop speeders on residential streets. (Fox 5)
- Folks keep throwing bikeshare e-bikes into Lake Michigan for ... reasons, we guess. (Ride Apart)
Today's Headlines
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Double-Parked
Cities all over the U.S. are getting rid of minimum parking requirements, and it's kind of surprising that New York isn't yet one of them.
By Blake Aued
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