Today’s Headlines
Jacksonville Cop to Young Black Man: “I’ll Throw You in Jail” for Jaywalking (Times-Union) Why Make Our Existing Transportation System Less Deadly When Everyone Knows Robot Cars Will Save Us? (WSJ) Having Drivers Pay for Each Mile Driven — and Charging More at Busy Times and Places — Is Effective (Seattle Times) Just Like Two Years Ago, … Continued
8:55 AM EDT on June 27, 2017
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- Jacksonville Cop to Young Black Man: “I’ll Throw You in Jail” for Jaywalking (Times-Union)
- Why Make Our Existing Transportation System Less Deadly When Everyone Knows Robot Cars Will Save Us? (WSJ)
- Having Drivers Pay for Each Mile Driven — and Charging More at Busy Times and Places — Is Effective (Seattle Times)
- Just Like Two Years Ago, Oregon’s Transportation Funding Deal on Brink of Collapse at State House (Oregonian)
- Nashville Mayor Explores Privatizing Airport to Generate Cash for Light Rail Plan (Tennessean)
- NC Senate Maintains Stranglehold on State Funding for Light Rail (News & Observer)
- After Boston Globe Moves Office Downtown, Columnist Learns What It’s Like to Ride Transit
- Woman Punches Another Person Before Fleeing Scene, Because Parking (News Journal)
- Bike-Share System Launches in York, PA, This Friday (Daily Record)
- KUT Wants Your Nominations for Austin’s Best and Worst Bus Stops
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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