Today’s Headlines

Washington D.C. Metro getting close to the safety backup regulators say it needs (MyFoxDC)

U.S. DOT gets 278 applications for an $8 billion high-speed rail pot (AFP)

A prominent editorial board tells Obama: Stop blocking Oberstar’s transpo bill (CSM)

The lowdown on a bad scene at yesterday’s Senate enviro committee hearing (Grist)

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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jun 18, 2018

Bill Could Put Durham-Orange Light Rail Back on Track (News & Observer) Can the Damage Freeways Did to Cities Be Undone? (Slate) Milwaukee County Redesigning Its Transit Network (WUWM) Birmingham Suburb Wants BRT on Congested Highway (CBS 42) Cranky Baltimore Residents Push Back Against Plan to Widen Bike Lane (Fox 5) GOP Donor-Owned Las Vegas […]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jun 11, 2018

Trump Hasn’t Named Officials to “Fast-Track” Infrastructure (USA Today) Advisory Panel Backs Las Vegas Light Rail Line (Review-Journal) Will Phoenix Ever Actually Implement Complete Streets? (ABC 15) St. Louis Removes Bike Lane, Choosing Trucks Over Cyclists (KMOV) Environmental Study Presents Options for Portland Light Rail (Metro) Mayors Should Deprioritize Cars on City Streets (Commonwealth) Bike-Share […]

Boston's Washington Street bus/bike lane pilot. Photo: LivableStreets Alliance

Boston Makes Its Bus Lane Experiment Permanent

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 8, 2018

Bus travel times dropped 20 to 25 percent during the morning rush thanks to the Washington Street bus lane, the city reports.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jun 8, 2018

Atlanta Expanding Transit as Ridership Declines (AJC) DC Should Make Stanley Cup Traffic Restrictions Permanent (Mobility Lab) Lawsuit Challenges Seattle Light Rail Expansion (KOMO, KIRO, Weekly) Who Knew What When About NoVa Metro Station Cuts? (Washington Post) Feds Give Wisconsin $160 Million for I-94 Construction (Journal Times) Charlotte Plans to Close Gap in Bike/Walking Path […]

I-81 has been called Syracuse's Berlin Wall. Photo via Make Communities

Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy?

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 7, 2018

The teardown of I-81 in Syracuse presents an opportunity to rebuild Syracuse in a way that rights past injustices.

Talking Headways Podcast: The Cost of a Subway

By Jeff Wood | Jun 7, 2018

This week's guest is transit analyst and writer Alon Levy, whose work comparing the capital costs of rail construction across cities and countries has become increasingly influential. We talk about how Alon got into transportation, subway costs, and price comparisons, and the thinking behind a new Boston commuter rail electrification plan.