Today’s Headlines

• Pedestrian Struck, Killed by Motorist on US 71 Wednesday Night in KC (KC Star, KMBC-TV)
• Driver Who Killed Bapi Gupta Charged and Jailed on $100,000 Cash Bond (India West)
• Motorist Forces Way Through Human Barricade, Yet It’s the Protestors Who Get Charged (Post-Dispatch)
• Temporary Closure Today on MetroLink’s Brentwood/I-64 Walkway (NextStop)
• Back to School Means Urging Motorists Not to Run Over Children (Buffalo Reflex)
• MODot Receives Award for Quality of Life/Community Development (Better Roads)
• With Short-Term Transpo Funding Fixes, Long-Term Solutions Cannot Be Realized (Planetizen)
• Study Finds Collision Rates Escalate as Lane Widths Increase (Planetizen)
• GHSA Report Plays Up  “Distracted Walking” as Supposed Pedestrian Safety Issue

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