New York officials announce that Broadway will remain car-free in midtown (Streetsblog NYC)
In the quest for bike-friendly cities, are snobby cyclists their own worst enemies? (A. Prospect)
D.C. responds to its weather challenges by building new infrastructure: a snow mountain (WSJ)
Korea eyes an estimated $45B deal to help build California's high-speed rail network (K. Times)
Commute headaches caused by East Coast blizzard causing more companies to turn to telecommuting (WSJ)
Honolulu mayor challenges his state's governor on transit foot-dragging (Star-Bulletin)
The Detroit area's Ambassador Bridge could soon be under Canadian ownership (MI Messenger)
Safe Routes to School partnership releases a new report on expanding the program into low-income neighborhoods (SRTS Press)
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re: “Korea eyes an estimated $45B deal to help build California’s high-speed rail network (K. Times) “
While it is great creating high-performance alternatives to automobiles this type of system will be quite expensive and likely require substantial ongoing subsidies and rapid investment in small vehicle transit would have a much lower environmental footprint and be much more practical and make much better economic sense.
“In addition to the red light issue, traffic flow sometimes actually increases at lower speeds. The higher the speed, the greater the gaps between vehicles.”
