Friday’s Headlines Are Paying Attention
Unlike many drivers behind the wheel of cars billed as "self-driving" that don't really drive themselves.
By
Blake Aued
12:00 AM EDT on October 14, 2022
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- Shocking news — it turns out people in cars marketed as “self-driving” tend to pay less attention behind the wheel (Jalopnik). And wouldn’t you know it, most of those people are men (Streetsblog).
- More states are considering taxing miles driven as increased fuel efficiency cuts into gas-tax revenue. (Pew Stateline)
- Cities with mostly shared parking and few garages or driveways are having a hard time finding places to install EV chargers. (Route Fifty)
- The Federal Transit Administration is accepting applications for $600 million to replace aging passenger trains. (Railway Age)
- California is testing two types of zero-emissions buses in Oakland. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Atlanta transit agency MARTA has chosen a developer for a mixed-use development around the Bankhead station, near a future Microsoft campus. (AJC)
- Unlike smaller neighborhood streets, Portland’s efforts to slow down drivers by reducing speed limits on major roads have had little effect. (Bike Portland)
- Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s budget includes $8.3 million for safe routes to school. (My Northwest)
- Las Vegas is turning Stewart Avenue downtown into a complete street. (8 News Now)
- Nashville is planning a dockless e-bike rental program, but will people be able to afford it? (Scene)
- Here are the worst bike lanes in St. Paul. (Racket)
- What if Apple did for bikes what it did for cellphones? (Bloomberg) One Dutch e-bike startup is showing the way (New York Times).
Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.
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