Kentucky Pol: Who’ll Ride Trains in 20 Years?
The Chairman of the House Budget Committee wondered why we should spend on trains when new technologies could make them obsolete.
September 27, 2019
Atlanta Moves to Make Deadly Streets Safer
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.
September 26, 2019
Upstate NY City Makes it Illegal to Block Bicycle Lanes
Surprisingly, there was nothing on the books to stop the dangerous practice. Now, police will be able to issue a ticket for it.
September 24, 2019
Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers
An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school.
September 23, 2019
DC’s Bus-Only Lane Passes Test, Expanding to Saturday
Weekday dedicated bus lanes being tested in Washington, D.C. will become permanent — and expand to Saturday — starting on Nov. 12, the District Department of Transportation announced on Friday.
September 20, 2019
Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar
Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.
September 19, 2019
Houston May Soon Not Have a Problem with Parking
Houston's decision to remove mandatory parking requirements from new developments in two of the city’s more walkable neighborhoods is already bearing fruit, as one forward-thinking developer has cut the amount of car storage in his new shopping center by 25 percent.
September 19, 2019
France Will Subsidize E-Bike Buyers — But U.S. Won’t
In the U.S., federal tax breaks that can knock up to $7,500 off the cost of a new electric vehicle have been available to car drivers for years, but those hoping to upgrade their old 10-speed to an e-bike have always had to pay full boat.
September 16, 2019
