Tuesday’s Headlines
The growing popularity of electric bikes that can go up to 30 miles per hour is raising legal questions about where they should be ridden. (Forbes) Two groups representing municipal lawyers and local transportation officials are recommending how cities should handle the mobility data they collect. (Government Technology) Texas drivers have free rein to blow … Continued
By
Blake Aued
12:02 AM EDT on June 4, 2019
- The growing popularity of electric bikes that can go up to 30 miles per hour is raising legal questions about where they should be ridden. (Forbes)
- Two groups representing municipal lawyers and local transportation officials are recommending how cities should handle the mobility data they collect. (Government Technology)
- Texas drivers have free rein to blow through intersections now that Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill banning red-light cameras (Streetsblog). The bill includes a grandfather clause for cities with contracts that haven’t expired (Houston Public Media), but some cities are ending those contracts immediately (NBC DFW).
- Although Streetsblog Chicago found a lot to like about Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s $45-billion infrastructure plan, Curbed says it doesn’t come close to meeting the state’s transit needs.
- The Federal Transit Administration has been delaying a $1.2-billion grant to upgrade a rail tunnel between San Francisco and Oakland for over a year (Transportation Today). New York-area residents will think that sounds familiar, what with the Gateway tunnel stalled by the Trump administration.
- A pilot program to test two Washington, D.C. bus-only lanes started Monday. (WTOP)
- Nashville Mayor David Briley put the brakes on a plan to privatize parking enforcement for $325 million. (Tennessean)
- Florida leads the nation in bike fatalities, and, of course, the American Automobile Association says cyclists and drivers are equally to blame. (Times-Union)
- The family of a California man who was killed by a sheriff’s deputy with a stun gun after being stopped for jaywalking is suing San Mateo County. (KTVU)
- Bike commuting is up in Boston, and WBUR has a handy-dandy guide for those who want to start pedaling to work.
- The Lyft app now lets users choose their preferred pronoun. (The Verge)
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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