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Lyft’s courtroom victory making it the sole bike-share provider in San Francisco is also a big win for the company in its war with Uber. (Business Insider) A scooter skeptic has seen the light. (Washington Post) The ride-hailing bubble is about to burst, part infinity. (National Review) Parking in Los Angeles is a blood sport, … Continued

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on July 16, 2019

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Lyft’s courtroom victory making it the sole bike-share provider in San Francisco is also a big win for the company in its war with Uber. (Business Insider)
A scooter skeptic has seen the light. (Washington Post)
The ride-hailing bubble is about to burst, part infinity. (National Review)
Parking in Los Angeles is a blood sport, but that’s not because the city doesn’t have enough parking — it’s because it has too much. (LAist)
Citi Bike announces a massive, but slow, expansion in New York City (Streetsblog)
Philadelphia’s third two-way cycle track is its most promising yet. (Philly Mag)
Arlington, Va. is committed to low-stress bike routes, but the results on the ground are a mixed bag. (Greater Greater Washington)
Drivers are allowed to park in some Raleigh, N.C. bike lanes, making the incomplete network even less effective. (CBS 17)
A temporary shuttle is bridging a light-rail gap in Baltimore caused by a sinkhole that forced six stations to close. (Baltimore Sun)
Even the tiny California town of Nevada City has realized the folly of cheap parking. (City Lab)
Former world champion boxer Pernell Whitaker was killed by a driver Sunday night in Virginia Beach while trying to cross a busy eight-lane road on foot. The driver has not been charged. (Virginian-Pilot)
The “Milwaukee Slide” isn’t a popular wedding dance — it’s when a driver uses a bike lane to pass another car. Stick with the Macarena, please. (Journal Sentinel)

Blake Aued

Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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