Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

9:18 AM PDT on August 17, 2017

Legal, Political, Setbacks Threaten "Bullet Train" (Capitol Weekly)
Rarity : Political Cartoon Focuses on Transportation Politics (SD U-T)
Banner on Fresno Overpass Reminds Drivers that Black Lives Matter (Fresno Bee)
New York Should Look To L.A. To Solve Transit Woes (HuffPo)
Santa Monica Announces Second "Open Streets" Event (SaMo Next)
Bike Lanes and Right Hooks on El Camino Real (EastBayTimes)
Trump White House Sends a Signal to Its Motor-Loving Base (Washingtonian)
How the American Bus System Broke Down (The Week)

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