Today’s Headlines
Selling Station Naming Rights, Increasing Parking Fees on Table to Raise Funds for WMATA (WaPo, WAMU) Toronto City Council Supports Plan to Give Priority to Streetcar Lines on King Street (CityLab) New York Times Visits MCity, the Autonomous Vehicle Test Track in Ann Arbor Newest Perk to Sell Luxury Cars: Real-Time Parking Information (Engadget) Anti-Streetcar … Continued
July 11, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Center-Right Think Tank Says “Buy America” Requirements Inflate the Cost of U.S. Transit (Hill, WaPo) Under Pressure From Dallas, DART Will Speed Up Bus System Overhaul (Dallas News) IndyGo to Unveil $138 Million Purple Line BRT Project Today (WTTV) Bus Ridership Free-Fall Threatens Service in Tucson (Daily Star) and Gary, IN (Post-Tribune) A Rare Bright … Continued
July 10, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Blinded by Windshield Perspective, Tech’s Plans to “Fix” Traffic Often Just Make It Worse (Curbed) Is Now the Moment When Gwinnett County Will Finally Embrace Transit? (AJC) Oregon Transportation Plan Awaits Governor’s Signature; Would Create First-In-Nation Bike Tax (BikePortland) Latest Federal Inspection Shows WMATA Has Lots More Room for Improvement (WTOP) Free Press Reporters Staged a … Continued
July 7, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Ohio Legislature Could Overturn Kasich Veto That Would Deal Heavy Blow to Transit Agency Budgets (Plain Dealer) Feds Give Green Light for Massive Expansion, Evaluation of SF Red-Painted Bus Lanes (Examiner via Next City) Parking Lot Operator Attempts to Stop LAX Transit Improvements, Using Environmental Laws (LA Times) Turns Out the Problem With Parking Isn’t … Continued
July 6, 2017
What’s Keeping People From Using Bike-Share? New Study Breaks It Down by Race and Income
Low-income communities and people of color view traffic risk, high prices, and the potential for crime and harassment are the biggest barriers to bicycling and using bike-share in their neighborhoods, according to a new report from researchers at Portland State University.
July 5, 2017
Today’s Headlines
US DOT Withdraws From Multi-Agency Group Overseeing NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel (Hill, AMNY) Across the Country, Black People Bear the Brunt of Jaywalking “Enforcement” by Police (NYT) Rahm Emanuel Is Interested in Elon Musk’s Terrible Tunnel Ideas (Wired) Smart Approaches to Parking Management in Honolulu (KHON) and Charlottesville (C’Ville Tomorrow) Meanwhile: Knoxville (News Sentinel) and Holland, … Continued
July 5, 2017
Today’s Headlines
With Better Safety Oversight in Place, DC-Area Legislators Want Chao to Restore WMATA Funding (Post, WTOP) Video: Silicon Valley Driver Hurls Racist Epithet at Woman Bicycling With 9-Year-Old Daughter (HuffPo, SF Weekly) Buses That Automatically Stop for Pedestrians Will Roll Out Starting in 2018 (CNET) Expanding Bike Paths Would Be a Lifeline for Low-Income Cincinnati … Continued
July 3, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Powerful Georgia House Speaker Strongly Backs Creating State Funding for Transit (WABE, AJC, 11 Alive) Connecticut DOT’s Four-Year Plan Shifts Money Away From Transit and Toward Highways (Courant) Study: Federal VMT Tax Would Be More Effective at Reducing Car Use Than Gas Tax Hike (Houston Chronicle) Dallas Morning News Cheers Breath of Fresh Air Offered by … Continued
June 30, 2017
Highlighting the Inequity of Access to Good Bicycling Infrastructure in Milwaukee
A new report from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy spotlights how disadvantaged neighborhoods in Milwaukee have less access to safe bicycle routes than other parts of the city.
June 29, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Trump Revamps FASTLANE Grant; INFRA Program Focused More on Private Funding and Rural Needs (Hill) Oregon Governor, Legislative Leaders Reach Deal on Scaled-Down Transportation Funding Package (Register-Guard) Reshaping the DART Board Isn’t About Suburb vs. City; It’s About Running a Useful Transit System (D Magazine) Hampton Roads Transit Looks to Straighten Out Its Winding Bus Routes (Daily … Continued
June 29, 2017