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Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Work
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France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes — and the move is re-igniting the conversation about unconventional ways our governments can subsidize the greenest modes of transportation.
Friday’s Headlines as We Close out the Week
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So much more on President Biden's infrastructure plans — including how it can help women get jobs instead of only men. Plus the other news of the day.
SURVEY: Chicagoans Plan To Return to Transit
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About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.
DOT Leader Goes off Script; Says He Favors Helmet Laws
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Activists were quick to pounce on NYC DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman as ill-informed and misfocused, given that the DOT should be focused solely on making roads safer, not on individual behavior.
Op-Ed: Sure, Blame the Drivers — But the City is At Fault
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A viral video out of California is sparking conversation about dangerous driving. But the real villain here is barely mentioned at all: a multi-lane street designed to encourage speeding,
Talking Headways Podcast: Call it the Manual Undermining Terrific Community Design (MUTCD)
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We have met the enemy and it is the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.