Today’s Headlines

• Columbus Wins U.S. DOT’s “Smart City Challenge” (TechCrunch)
• $37.4 Million Federal Grant to Pay For COTA’s First BRT Line (Dispatch)
• With Opening of Trail, Shaker Heights Earns Bronze-Level Bike Friendly Status (Plain Dealer)
• Dayton Adopts New Three-Foot Buffer Bike Law (Daily News)
• Already Strapped for Cash, Cleveland RTA Must Now Fix 80 Vandalized Bus Shelters (newsnet5)
• New Umbrella Sharing Program Aims to Serve Center City’s Pedestrians (Business Courier)
• It’s Time to Treating Walking As Transportation Too (TreeHugger)
• People Continue to Turn to Lawsuits For Accessible Sidewalks (Next City)

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