Today’s Headlines

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  • Girl Believes Motorist Purposely Hit and Maimed Her Pregnant Sister Before Fleeing Scene in Gladstone (Fox4KC)
  • No Charges Yet for Driver Who Struck, Injured 5-Year-Old in Downtown St. Louis, Caught Several Blocks Later (Post-Dispatch)
  • Perryville Police Searching for Motorist Who Struck, Injured 75-Year-Old Woman (KFVS)
  • UCity Worried About Traffic From New Centene Development and Its Garages (St. Louis Business Journal)
  • One Person Can Make a Difference When It Comes to Better Road Infrastructure (Trailnet)
  • 14th Street Access to MetroLink Will be Closed This Weekend (NextStop)
  • Motorists Are Aware of Cyclists — in the Netherlands (Bike Shop Hub)

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AASHTO’s Draft Bikeway Guide Includes Protected Bike Lanes and More

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Bike guide contractor Jennifer Toole speaks last month at the annual meeting of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Design. Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. As the most influential U.S. transportation engineering organization rewrites its bike guide, there seems to be general agreement that protected [...]

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  • Peaceful Demonstrators Temporarily Block Highway 40 in Downtown St. Louis (Post-Dispatch)
  • Motorist Strikes, Kills Pedestrian Then Flees in Kansas City (KSHB)
  • Man Struck by Motorist on Highway While Fleeing Police in Warren County (70 West Sentinel)
  • Nothing Like the Promise of Naked Cyclists to Get the Media to Cover a Story (Fox2Now, Post-DispatchKMOX)
  • Take the MetroLink Red Line? Check Out this Week’s Work Schedule (NextStop)
  • The Future of Speed Humps in St. Louis (Post-Dispatch)
  • Researchers Identify Some Surprising Risks of Riding E-Bikes (Cyclelicious)

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Today’s Headlines

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  • Two Motorists Hit, Kill, and Drag Cyclist in Kansas City (KMBC)
  • Motorist Seriously Injures Kevin Davis, Flees Scene Near Mt. Vernon (KZRG)
  • St. Louis in the Running (Again) for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop (Streetsblog USA)
  • Council Approves Bike/Ped/Other Enhancements for Grand Bridge (KC Star)
  • MoDOT Unsure Accommodations for Cyclists Will be Met on Carthage Bridge Work (Joplin Globe)
  • You Still Have Time to Tell USDOT #WeAllCount (T4America)
  • AAA Survey Proves What We Already Know: US Drivers Are Way Too Aggressive (Planetizen)
  • On Bike Parking: It Shouldn’t be That Hard (MinnPost)

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  • Two Men May or May Not Be Charged for Racing Down Lindbergh and Killing a Woman (Post-Dispatch)
  • Help Youth Earn Bikes and Learn About Safe Cycling at BWorks
  • Cafe Now Open for Business at North County Transit Center (NextStop)
  • Dirk Takes MetroLink Instead of Dealing With Traffic Hassles (NextStop)
  • Gladstone Improving Major Roadway With Bike Lanes/Sidewalks (KC Star)
  • Gas Prices Do Matter When It Comes to Transit Ridership (Planetizen)

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Today’s Headlines

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  • Starting in August, Help CMT Create Safer, More Vibrant MetroLink Stops
  • Police Find Vehicle, Suspects in Early Morning Pedestrian Hit-and-Run in Kansas City (Fox4KC)
  • Yes, You Can Use Metro to Collect Your Pokémon Go Characters (NextStop)
  • When a Driver Stops So You Can Cross the Street, It’s Still Not Always Safe (Slate)
  • The Vehicular Cycling Approach to Streets Had 40 Years to Prove Itself (LA Times)
  • Three Ways to Make Streets Everywhere Better for Pedestrian Activity (Strong Towns)
  • T4America Keeping a Close Eye on All Transpo-Related Ballot Measures

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The “Choice” vs. “Captive” Transit Rider Dichotomy Is All Wrong

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The conventional wisdom about transit often divides riders into two neat categories: “choice” riders — higher-income people with cars — and “captive” riders — lower-income people who must use transit because they don’t own cars. Transit riders are more conscious of time than they are of features like Wi-Fi. Graphic: TransitCenter But this framework can undermine good transit, according to a new report from [...]
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