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December 7, 2018
Thursday’s Headlines
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December 6, 2018
Wednesday’s Headlines
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December 5, 2018
Tuesday’s Headlines
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December 4, 2018
Monday’s Headlines: Our Annual Pledge Drive Begins
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December 3, 2018
Friday’s Headlines
After years of flat growth, New York’s Citi Bike system — already the largest in the country — will triple in size and cover twice as much of the Big Apple, thanks to a $100-million investment by Lyft. (StreetsblogNYC) Cities like Cincinnati are realizing that — news flash! — minimum parking requirements actually stymie growth … Continued
November 30, 2018
Thursday’s Headlines
The company behind Florida’s Brightline, now known as Virgin Trains USA after an investment by Richard Branson, plans to start privately owned passenger rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte, Dallas and Houston, and Los Angeles and San Diego, in addition to already planned L.A-Las Vegas and Tampa-Orlando routes. (Miami Herald) The editor and publisher of … Continued
November 29, 2018
Wednesday’s Headlines
More than half of jobs created in Chicago are within walking distance of a transit stop, and other cities with good transit are seeing businesses relocate near transit, too, as they seek to cater to carless workers. (NPR) Residents of northwestern Washington, D.C., are worried about pedestrian safety. They want the city to remove a … Continued
November 28, 2018
Tuesday’s Headlines
HAs traffic deaths approach 40,000 for the third straight year, a YouGov poll found that a majority of Americans think driving while texting is bad. A lesser number also think walking while texting is a problem, but research shows that pedestrians are rarely distracted when they’re hit by drivers. (Smart Cities Dive) The urban planner … Continued
November 27, 2018
Monday’s Headlines: Back to the Grind Edition
With a federal deadline looming, Duke University is considering backing out of plans for light rail between Durham and Orange, N.C. The project can’t move forward without Duke-owned land. (News & Observer) In the 1960s and ’70s — with gas prices high and cities decaying and choked with smog — the federal government invested in … Continued
November 26, 2018