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Indiana Bill Legalizing Light Rail Inches Closer to Passage (WLFI) Traffic Deaths on the Rise in Portland Despite Vision Zero (Tribune) Asheville Officer Brutalized a Black Man Accused of Jaywalking (Citizen-Times) Plans Unveiled for Trail Network and Potential MARTA Stop in Gwinnett (AJC) Alabama DOT Releases Options for Bike/Ped Path on Mobile River Bridge (Fox […]

28 Years After Rejecting MARTA, Gwinnett County Could Vote on Transit Again (AJC) VP Hired to Fix Uber’s Culture Leaves After Eight Months (Recode, NY Mag) Miami Now Plans to Use Small Pods Instead of Trains for Beach Link (Miami Today) Transit Proposal Would Cut Boston-Providence Trip by 40 Percent (MassLive, Providence Journal) Dockless Scooters […]

Key Republican Says Trump Infrastructure Plan Won’t Pass “This Year” (Politico) New Street-Mapping Tool Can Help Transpo Modes Share the Curb (Atlantic) Judge Rules Minneapolis Southwest Light Rail Line Can Move Forward (MPR) Wisconsin Mulls Transit to Move Milwaukee Workers to New Plants (WPR) Drivers Are Blocking Bike Lanes in Atlanta (WABE) and Bus Stops […]

Trump’s DOT Is Run By Lobbyists Who Don’t Care If You Die (AP) Uber and Lyft Are Congesting Cities and Hurting Transit, Studies Show (AP) Seattle Moves in Redfin Transit Rankings; Boston and DC Lose Points (Builder) Experts Urge Fayetteville, AR to Slow Traffic on Major Street (Democrat-Gazette) Phoenix Suburb Wants to Become More Bike-Friendly […]

Trump Infrastructure Plan Unlikely to Spur Investment (NYT) Mnuchin: Yes, the White House Is Considering Raising Gas Tax (Reuters) Ride-Hailing Services Are Reducing the Demand for Parking (Fortune) San Antonio Traffic Deaths Fell Last Year After Spiking in 2016 (Express News) Bill Would Throw Up Roadblocks to Building Protected Bike Lanes (Philly Voice) Pittsburgh Will […]

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Never Had GOP Support (Bloomberg) LaHood “for Trump“on Raising Gas Tax, While Trump Advisors Back Away (CNBC) …or Trump Might Propose a Mileage Tax to Pay for Infrastructure, Who Knows (Fortune) Maryland Asks FTA to Review Handling of Baltimore Metro Maintenance (Sun) Durham Residents Want Housing, Transit, and Bikes, Not More Parking […]