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Thursday’s Headlines from Across the Country

12:27 AM EDT on October 1, 2020

    • Unless Congress provides funding, more than 3 million households and 1.4 million workplaces will lose access to transit as agencies make cuts. (Streetsblog)
    • People who walk, bike or take transit to work are more satisfied with their commutes than those who drive. (Mobility Lab)
    • The system, not the backup driver, is responsible for the death of an Arizona woman killed by a self-driving Uber in 2018, writes former Streetsblog editor Angie Schmitt. (Next City)
    • The Kinder Institute suggests that a rebate program for e-bikes would give people incentive to buy a vehicle that doesn’t run on fossil fuels — especially those who can’t afford an electric car. 
    • President Trump took credit for an Obama-era incentive to buy electric vehicles at Tuesday's presidential debate. (Electrek)
    • Uber and Lyft are stocked with former Obama administration officials lobbying for regressive labor and environmental policies. Would a President Biden embrace them? (New Republic)
    • The National Association of City Transportation Officials suggests repurposing streets as outdoor voting booths. (Government Tech)
    • Passenger rail company Brightline is selling $3.2 billion in bonds to finance the first leg of a line between Las Vegas and California. (Las Vegas Sun)
    • The Seattle City Council approved a new pay formula that will ensure Uber and Lyft drivers make the city minimum wage of $16.39 an hour after expenses. (Seattle Times)
    • A pilot program will bring a fleet of shared electric vehicles to Minneapolis and St. Paul. (MinnPost)
    • Charlotte opened new bus-only lanes on one of its most congested streets. (WCNC)
    • Aided by investment in 5G wireless internet, China is about to unleash fleets of self-driving taxis in congested cities. (Fast Company)
    • And, finally, a man has biked across the country from Poo Poo Point to Pee Pee Creek. (Yosef Kessler via Twitter)

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