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By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on October 29, 2020

To recover from the pandemic, transit agencies should be shifting resources from little-used fixed routes to areas where essential workers are still commuting, as well as expanding into bike-share and scooters. (Smart Cities Dive)
E-scooters have a lot of potential, but as currently designed they’re unsafe, can’t carry cargo and are inaccessible to people who can’t afford smartphones. (Fast Company)
Since both President Trump and Joe Biden both support infrastructure investment, what really matters is whether Democrats take over the Senate. (Brookings Institute)
California voters support Proposition 22 46 percent to 42 percent, suggesting that which way undecideds break will determine whether the state’s gig-worker law stands. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dallas destroyed a Black neighborhood for parking, and is now looking to turn the giant parking lot into a park. (Morning News)
Unlike many states, Georgia is plowing ahead with road construction because revenue has remained relatively stable. (Saporta Report)
Connecticut is discovering that better street design can help revitalize blighted neighborhoods. (Mirror)
The National Resource Defense Council says New York state must end its $1.6 billion in tax breaks for the fossil fuel industry.
A recent study found that over half of e-scooter crashes in Washington, D.C. happen on the sidewalk. (Post)
Cincinnati’s streetcar will be fare-free starting Nov. 1. (WCPO)
A new downtown Pittsburgh bike lane fills in a crucial gap in the 150-mile Greater Allegheny Passage to Washington, D.C. (NEXT)
How would you like to sleep 27 feet away from a parking garage? That might be the case for a Gainesville, Florida man if a new luxury housing development goes through. (WFUT)