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To avoid parking fees and wasting gas by circling around, autonomous cars could create their own traffic jams. (NPR) Robot taxis would also be a threat to public transit if they ever hit the streets. (Business Insider) Could cargo bikes with pedal assist (Outside) and/or Dutch-style Gazelle e-bikes (Treehugger) one day replace cars? The densely populated … Continued

By Blake Aued

12:04 AM EDT on May 30, 2019

To avoid parking fees and wasting gas by circling around, autonomous cars could create their own traffic jams. (NPR) Robot taxis would also be a threat to public transit if they ever hit the streets. (Business Insider)
Could cargo bikes with pedal assist (Outside) and/or Dutch-style Gazelle e-bikes (Treehugger) one day replace cars?
The densely populated parts of Philadelphia have lower crash rates, probably because speeds are lower, according to a Pennsylvania DOT study. But even in densely populated suburbs, with their wide arterial roads, pedestrians are at higher risk than drivers. (Plan Philly)
A bill that would transition Oregon to 99 percent electric vehicles by 2050 would have the side effect of gutting the state’s transportation fund. (Willamette Week)
With its Complete Streets policy, Neptune Beach, Fla. is leading the way in a region notorious for being deadly for cyclists and pedestrians. (Times-Union)
Washington, D.C. is repainting crosswalks to make them more visible, but it probably won’t do much good. (WAMU)
The public strongly favors light rail over the bus rapid transit Las Vegas commissioners approved last month. (Sun)
North Carolina taxpayers will pay $159 million for a light rail line that will never be built. (WRAL)
Louisiana lawmakers all agree that Uber and Lyft should be regulated — but they can’t agree on which agency should do the regulating. (The Advocate)
After a driver hit a Philadelphia woman and put her in a coma, her brother and a classmate invented a portable helmet that folds up to the size of a water bottle. (WHYY)
Uber and Lyft riders have had it with air fresheners. (The Atlantic)

Blake Aued

Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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