Today’s Headlines
New York Real Estate Titan Richard LeFrak, a Trump Advisor, Wants to Raise the Gas Tax (CNBC) If Trump Withdraws From Paris Accord, Elon Musk Says He’ll Cut Ties With White House (Verge) Pittsburgh Goes Big With Its Planned BRT Line, Will Seek Federal Funding This Autumn (Post-Gazette, Trib) Uber Burned $1 Million a Week in SF Alone, Giving Discounts … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on June 1, 2017
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- New York Real Estate Titan Richard LeFrak, a Trump Advisor, Wants to Raise the Gas Tax (CNBC)
- If Trump Withdraws From Paris Accord, Elon Musk Says He’ll Cut Ties With White House (Verge)
- Pittsburgh Goes Big With Its Planned BRT Line, Will Seek Federal Funding This Autumn (Post-Gazette, Trib)
- Uber Burned $1 Million a Week in SF Alone, Giving Discounts for “UberPool” Paratransit Service (BuzzFeed)
- Northern Virginia Metro and Commuter Rail Service Generate $600 Million in Annual State Tax Revenue (WTOP)
- Oregon Legislature Reveals Transportation Funding Plan — And It Includes a Bike Tax (Statesman Journal)
- After Years of Expanding Rail, Utah Struggles to Pay for Its Next Generation of Transit (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Suburban Atlanta Mayor Doesn’t Want Highway Expansion to Preclude Building Transit, Eventually (CBS 46)
- Bills to Thwart Privately Funded Dallas-Houston HSR Fail to Clear Texas Legislature (Star-Telegram)
- Little Rock, North Little Rock to Launch Bike-Share Next Spring With 200-Bicycle System (THV11)
In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.
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