Nine States Sue Trump Administration for Blocking Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
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Presidents don't get to pick and choose which federal rules they comply with.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- ODOT Forces Medina to Raise Speeds Through School Zone and Residential Area (Medina Gazette)
- Metro Breaks Ground on Oakley Transit Center (WCPO)
- RTA Announces Branded Buses, Stops for MetroHealth Line (Cleveland Scene)
- Dayton Installing Red Light Cameras at Five Intersections (WVXU)
- Cleveland Clinic Joins Network That Promotes Carpooling and Transit (Plain Dealer)
- Could BRT Alleviate Atlanta’s Smothering Congestion? (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- QLine Ridership Falls After Free Period Ends (Detroit Free Press)
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Is Infrastructure Spending Good for the Economy? It’s Complicated.
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Infrastructure spending produces a net economic benefit for society only if the project benefits exceed the costs.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Cincinnatians Split on Streetcar Expansion (WCPO)
- Just Across the Ohio River, Kenton County Seeks Updated Pedestrian, Bike Plan (WVXU)
- Letter to the Editor: Lack of Transit Options Holding Columbus Back (Columbus Dispatch)
- Marathon Cancelled Because Liberty Township Officials Refused to Close Streets to Cars (WOSU)
- SARTA Expands Fuel Cell Bus Fleet, the Third-Largest in Nation (WKSU)
- Ignore the Hype: Autonomous Vehicles Are Decades Away (Dayton Daily News)
- LA Metro Earmarks $9 Million to Fund Affordable Housing Development Near Transit (KPCC)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Study Calls for Investment in Livable Streets on Cleveland’s East Side (Plain Dealer)
- Akronites Want More Complete Streets (Cleveland.com)
- Ohio Senate Unanimously Supports Hyperloop … (WOSU)
- … Years After Rejecting Cleveland-Cincinnati Rail Line (Politifact)
- Downtown Cincinnati Kroger Construction Will Close Sidewalks for Two Years (WCPO)
- Revamped Sandusky Pier Design Draws Flak for Removing Some Parking Spaces (Sandusky Register)
- Twin Cities’ Light Rail Line Stuck in Bid Proposal Phase (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- With Friends Like Carlos Gimenez, What Miami-Dade Transit Rider Needs Enemies? (Miami Herald)
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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck
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Police and local reporters rushed to blame a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding driver in a marked crosswalk.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Local Artists Gussy Up Red Bikes for Program’s Third Birthday (River City News)
- University Heights Tries Calming Traffic on the City’s Main Street (Cleveland.com)
- Greater Cincinnati Transit Company Wins Statewide Award (River City News)
- City Allocates $500K for Safety Improvements at Dangerous Cincinnati Intersection (WCPO)
- Advertisements Coming to RTA Bus Shelters in October (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Why Make Streets Safer When the Robot Cars Will Save Us? (Dayton Daily News)
- Hawaii, Napa Valley Score Federal Funds for Electric Buses (Star-Advertiser, Register)
- National Transit Conference Puts Denver’s Revamped System in the Spotlight (Denver Post)
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Seattle’s Playful Traffic Circles Tame Neighborhood Streets
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Seattle started installing traffic circles in the early 1970s, and now there are more than 1,200 throughout the city.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Residents Risk Life and Limb on Northside Streets as Cincy Officials Dither (WVXU)
- ODOT Aims to Make Downtown Xenia Hospitable to Walking and Biking (Dayton Daily News)
- Can Cleveland’s Transit System Woo Amazon? (WKSU)
- Cincinnati Scraps Pedestrian Bridge to Music Hall (WCPO)
- New Plan Proposed for Cleveland Waterfront After Pedestrian Bridge Plan Stalls (Plain Dealer)
- Amtrak Ad Campaign Targets Airline Customers (The Hill)
- U.S. DOT Approves $55 Million for Low-Emission Transit Vehicles (Mass Transit Magazine)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Planning “Underway” for Columbus to Chicago High Speed Rail (Columbus Underground)
- Centerville Uses Garbage Trucks to Protect Protesters (WVXU)
- Dayton RTA Partners With Sinclair Community College for Reduced-Cost Passes (The Clarion)
- Cincy Streetcar Ramps Up Service for Oktoberfest (WCPO)
- Driver Injures Teen Bicyclist in Plain Twp. — No Charges (Akron Beacon-Journal)
- Cleveland.com Scopes Out Best Fall Bike Rides
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Resilience Is In the Water
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In the 2013 book "Resilience in Ecology and Urban Design" Kelly Shannon of the Oslo School of Architecture defines resilient cities as those that “bend from harm.”
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Columbus Will Waste More Time and Money on Hyperloop Hype (Columbus Underground)
- Columbus Walking Tours Highlight Neighborhood History (Columbus Dispatch)
- Troy Hosts Bike Festival Days After Issuing Bike Moratorium (Dayton Daily News)
- OKI Awards $5.1 Million for Trails in Butler, Warren County (Dayton Daily News)
- SARTA Gets Federal Funds for Fuel-Cell Buses (Transportation Today)
- To Make Kids Safe, Design Streets for Walking (Dayton Daily News)
- Chicago Municipal IDs Will Double as CTA Fare Cards (Chicago Tribune)
- Feds Discontinue Local Hiring Requirements for Transportation Projects (NYT)
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