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California Gov. Gavin Newsom officially signed a new law granting labor rights to Uber and Lyft drivers (HuffPost). Having to actually pay drivers a fair wage could threaten the ride-sharing giants’ existence. So could, Jalopnik points out, a lawsuit against surge pricing. People have always been willing to commute to work half an hour each … Continued

By Blake Aued

7:21 AM EDT on September 20, 2019

California Gov. Gavin Newsom officially signed a new law granting labor rights to Uber and Lyft drivers (HuffPost). Having to actually pay drivers a fair wage could threaten the ride-sharing giants’ existence. So could, Jalopnik points out, a lawsuit against surge pricing.
People have always been willing to commute to work half an hour each way. Problem is, cities look a lot different now that most people commute by car than when most people commuted on foot. (City Lab)
Big Three automaker Ford is designing a new pedestrian friendly engineering campus to replace one that’s so sprawling, employees often drive to meetings. (Fast Company)
Boston Magazine tried to travel across Massachusetts via public transit and didn’t have an easy time.
New York Gov. Mario Cuomo wants to tear down the Buffalo skyway, opening up the area for a waterfront park, but there’s little new transit to get people downtown. (WIVB)
Muni is cutting service on San Francisco’s iconic Market Street streetcar because it can’t train enough operators. (Examiner)
The University of Southern California is offering a 50 percent fare subsidy for employees who use the L.A. Metro.
New Orleans’s streets are getting more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. (WDSU)
A 700-mile network of bike trails is planned for the Milwaukee area. (Madison Cap Times)
If the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority no longer runs Cincinnati’s streetcar, will the city or another authority take over? (WVXU)
Asheville police are finally implementing new training two years after a white officer beat a black man for crossing the street. (WLOS)
The War on Cars podcast discusses Barcelona’s efforts to reclaim its streets from cars via “superblocks.”

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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