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.
