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St. Louis Officials Unveil Plan for New Light Rail Line (KMOV, KWMU) Glendale, AZ, Will Spend $162M in Light Rail Money on Roads Instead (Star) Maryland’s Purple Line Still Expected to Open in 2022 (WaPo) Richmond Retimes Traffic Lights to Improve Pedestrian Safety (WTVR) Raleigh Building Its First Protected Bike Lane (News & Observer) Weather-Related […]

Dems Wise Up to Trump’s Infrastructure Plan (Politico) Governing Looks at Alternatives to Gas Taxes for Transpo Funding After EU Ruling, How Long Can Uber Keep Denying It’s a Cab Company? (Salon) Baltimore Missed Out on Half a Million Dollars in Parking Fines (Sun) Utah Free Fare Day Took 17,000 Cars Off the Road, But […]

Cities Struggle to Measure Ride-Hailing’s Effect on Traffic (Atlantic) Brightline Up and Running Between Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale (TC Palm) San Antonio: Policy Requiring Property Owners to Pay for Sidewalks Is Unfair (Express News) Denver’s New L-Line Trains Expected to Improve On-Time Service (Post) Making Philadelphia Bike-Friendlier Could Help Woo Amazon (WHYY) Dems Fret […]

Traffic Deaths Are a Global Health Problem (Next City) Montgomery County Will Build Bike Lanes for Cyclists Displaced by Purple Line Construction (WaPo) Homeless Seattle Bike-Share Workers Say They’re Being Exploited (WIRO) Portland Considers Dropping Speed Limit on Most Residential Streets (Tribune) Rural Transit Struggles to Serve Sparse Population With Limited Funds (Columbus Dispatch) Des […]

Nashville Transit Plan Garners 30,000 Signatures, Mayor Says (Tennessean) Study: America’s Dependence on Cars Is Killing Children (Curbed) D.C. Metro Isn’t the First System to Offer Refunds for Late Trains (Post) Seattle Region Updates Its $40 Billion, 30-Year Transportation Plan (Herald) In Tampa, Bus Rapid Transit Is In and Light Rail Is Out (TBO) Bike […]

Shocker: Trump Infrastructure Plan Delayed Again (Politico) Virginia Gov McAuliffe’s Parting Gift: 10 More Miles of I-95 Toll Lanes (WaPo) Colorado Dems Favor Rail, GOP Wants Highways in Governor’s Race (Times-Call) Atlanta Officials Optimistic About MARTA’s Future (AJC) The Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians in Austin (KXAN) Portland Will Add Protected Bike Path to Waterfront […]