Today’s Headlines

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  • St. Louis Among Cities Predicted to Develop More “Walkable Urbanism” (NextCity)
  • Looking for Driver of Black SUV Who Hit, Seriously Injured 16-Year-Old Cyclist in Kansas City (KMBC, Fox4KC)
  • St. Joseph Hopes Federal Grant Will Come Through Allowing for More Buses to Be Purchased (News Press Now)
  • June 26: Donate Your Bikes to St. Louis Bicycle Works (Facebook)
  • Not Having a Driver’s License Is About So Much More Than Driving in the U.S. (The Atlantic)
  • Maintenance, Not Expansion, Is the Future of American Transpo Infrastructure (Streetsblog Network)

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  • Show-Me Institute Not So Keen on MetroLink Expansion (KTRS)
  • Missouri One of Seven States Not to Have a Minimum Distance for Passing Cyclists (Cleveland Scene)
  • Springfield Police Searching for Motorist Who Killed Cyclist Jesse Beach Friday Night (KSPR)
  • At Least $5.5 Million Needed to Restore Historic Rte. 66 Bridge in Eureka (Rolla Daily News)
  • Columbia Looking at Roundabouts for Problematic Intersections (KOMU)
  • Do Ride-Share Services Affect Transit? (Planetizen)

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Car Dependence and the Troubling Rise of Subprime Auto Loans

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There have been warning signs about the growth in subprime auto loans for years now. But the issue got some very high-profile attention last week when JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon raised concerns that there may be a bubble in the auto lending market. Photo: Credit Now Auto Sales Since the economic recovery began, lending institutions have actually loosened standards for car [...]

Today’s Headlines

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  • Motorist Kills Jason McCollum in Stoddard County Saturday (KAIT)
  • Hit-and-Run Motorists Injure Two Cyclists, One Critically, in Separate Crashes in Springfield (KY3)
  • Jeffrey Maloney Arrested for DWI After Seriously Injuring Cyclist in Springfield (KY3)
  • Missouri Moves Is the New Name for MoDOT’s Cost Sharing Program (Missourinet)
  • More Street Closures for Loop Trolley Track Construction (St. Louis Public Radio)
  • MetroLink Construction Schedule for the Week (NextStop)
  • Eads Bridge Repairs Over Budget and Time; Part of Big Bend to Close in 2017 for Repairs  (Post-Dispatch)
  • Kansas City Transit Officials Want Expansion to Start Now (KC Business Journal – Paywall)
  • Death of Cyclist Reported Two Different Ways by Same Reporter (Treehugger)

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  • Trailnet Takes St. Louis’s Ped Safety Plan to Task
  • KC Mayor in D.C. Vying for $40 Million Smart City Funding (Star-Telegram)
  • MetroLink Expansion Study Funding Questioned by Some City Officials (KMOV)
  • June 21: Trailnet to Hold Pop-Up Traffic Calming Demonstration in St. Charles
  • Taking Metro to Busch Stadium Is the Only Way to Go for This Fan (NextStop)
  • Major Sidewalk Improvements Along Missouri Blvd. in Jeff City Starting Soon (ABC 17)
  • Powder Mill Ped Bridge in KC Now Open; Links Three Historic Trail Systems (Fox4KC)

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  • Motorist Seriously Injures 8-Year-Old Girl Riding Her Bike in Palmyra (KTTN)
  • Daniel Boone Missouri River Bridge Bike/Ped Path Opens Today (Post-Dispatch)
  • To Attract Business, Parts of Creve Coeur May Become More Pedestrian-Friendly (STL Public Radio)
  • MoDOT Reveals Some Details on the “Road to Tomorrow” Initiative (KC Star)
  • Kansas City’s Transpo Planning Committee Voting on Transit-Oriented Development Policy (KC Business Journal)
  • Two Proposals Regarding Kansas City’s Future Light Rail Have Emerged (KC Star)
  • Lake News Compares Missouri Roads to US National Averages
  • Madison County Residents Receptive to Bike/Ped Trail (Riverbender)

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  • Motorist Who Injured 4-Year-Old in Lebanon and Fled Has Been Found (KSPR, KY3)
  • Developer Wants Part of Downtown Street Closed, Cites “Safety” as Reason, Others Aren’t Buying It (KMOV)
  • Potential North/South MetroLink Line Would Be Years in the Making (KSDK, KMOV)
  • St. Louis Business Journal Poll: Should MetroLink Expand With a North/South Route?
  • MoDOT’s I-70 “Road to Tomorrow” Plan Still Under Wraps (KSDK)
  • Roundabouts Aren’t Necessarily Safer for Everyone (Planetizen)

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  • Lebanon Police Searching for Motorist Who Hit, Injured 4-Year-Old (KY3)
  • Kansas City Didn’t Ask Bike League for Bike-Friendly Designation (Bike Walk KC)
  • Highway Patrol Stresses Importance of Motorist Awareness of Cyclists During BAM (KMZU)
  • KSDK Brings Attention to Dangerous Intersection at Arsenal and McCausland
  • Construction on MetroLink This Week (NextStop)
  • Taking Transit Just Might Make You a Better Person (Planetizen)
  • Latest Study Concludes Lighting Doesn’t Deter Crime (Planetizen)

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