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Drivers are killing more pedestrians than ever, and The Guardian wonders if self-driving cars could be a solution. The answer, according to a New York Times columnist, is not smarter cars, but fewer cars. After years of decline, transit ridership ticked up nationally in 2018. Cities that posted gains included Washington, D.C., New York City, … Continued

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on October 7, 2019

Drivers are killing more pedestrians than ever, and The Guardian wonders if self-driving cars could be a solution. The answer, according to a New York Times columnist, is not smarter cars, but fewer cars.
After years of decline, transit ridership ticked up nationally in 2018. Cities that posted gains included Washington, D.C., New York City, Seattle, Sacramento, Denver, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Boston. (Washington Post)
Uber and Lyft should start treating their drivers better, regardless of whether they classify them as employees. (Forbes)
A main thoroughfare in Manhattan has been wrested back from cars to make a crosstown busway (Streetsblog NYC), but Curbed takes it a step further, calling for forbidding cars on the entire island of Manhattan.
Viral photos of a man falling out of a wheelchair are drawing attention to the deplorable condition of Los Angeles sidewalks. (L.A. Times)
Denver transit riders are frustrated because a driver shortage has forced the Regional Transportation District to cancel 200 light rail trips in the past two weeks. (CBS Denver)
Philadelphia has a new public database that lets people track where fatal crashes occur. (Philly Mag)
Richmond is so stoked about its increase in bus ridership that it’s offering tips. (NBC12)
Seattle’s Sound Transit is now offering parking permits to solo drivers, in addition to carpoolers (KIRO). Meanwhile, there’s an apparent racial bias in fare evasion arrests (Seattle Times).
A new mural aims to raise awareness of San Antonio’s Vision Zero program. On average, 158 people a year die on San Antonio streets. (Fox San Antonio)
We may have reached peak “Uber for _____” with SpotOn, a ride-hailing service for dogs. (Yahoo Finance)

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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