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Uber and Lyft will not reclassify their drivers as employees, as required by California’s newly passed labor rights legislation. Looks the issue will be headed to court. (Vox) Instead of fighting them, cities should work with micromobility companies to create the infrastructure for a future that’s not dependent on cars. (City Lab) Austin’s buses are … Continued

By Blake Aued

8:00 AM EDT on September 13, 2019

Uber and Lyft will not reclassify their drivers as employees, as required by California’s newly passed labor rights legislation. Looks the issue will be headed to court. (Vox)
Instead of fighting them, cities should work with micromobility companies to create the infrastructure for a future that’s not dependent on cars. (City Lab)
Austin’s buses are severely overcrowded — a sign that light rail should be a priority. (KUT)
Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz asked the Federal Transit Administration to fund a commuter rail extension in Fort Worth (Star-Telegram)
Miami Beach is considering doubling parking rates during big events to ease traffic congestion. (Miami Herald)
Bad driving is rampant in Seattle, but police are issuing fewer tickets. (Seattle Times)
After a rash of scooter-related and pedestrian deaths this summer, Atlanta is considering lowering speed limits citywide. (AJC)
D.C. has a lot of inaccessible sidewalks. (Greater Greater Washington)
Asheville road diet opponents are reaching for the old trope that narrower roads impede emergency vehicles. They don’t. (Citizen Times)
Berkeley cyclists are mad about the city’s steep fines for rolling through stop signs on a bike. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A London group uses street theater to raise awareness of cyclist deaths. (New Yorker)
New Jersey buses are literally held together by duct tape. (NJ.com)