Monday’s Headlines that Will Make You Love Mondays!
It's a very transit-heavy news digest today — but don't worry, there's also lots of talk about changing the gas tax!
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EST on March 1, 2021
- Traffic declined almost everywhere at historic levels last year, showing cities how they can achieve sustainable alternatives to driving. (City Monitor)
- About a fifth of transit agencies are running less than three-quarters of their usual service during the pandemic, but another fifth are running more than before to provide for social distancing. (Transit Center)
- When we talk about transit, don’t forget rural residents, millions of whom don’t have cars. (Inequality)
- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg supports a usage fee in lieu of a gas-tax hike to fund roads. (Transport Topics)
- Cities can reduce car use be reallocating space, abolishing parking requirements, congestion pricing, raising parking rates, ending employer parking subsidies, encouraging denser development and providing alternatives, according to a new report from the International Transport Forum.
- More cooperation among transit, ride-hailing and micromobility options would increase ridership on all modes, according to a Transportation Research Board report. (Government Technology)
- Democrats have introduced a bill to help communities buy emissions-free school buses. (Environmental Defense Fund)
- A key Massachusetts state senator is pushing a bill to raise the gas tax, tax parking spaces and make buses fare-free. (Commonwealth)
- Improving bus service is the best and cheapest way the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority can improve the lives of low-income riders. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan unexpectedly caught some heat for canceling the Red Line at a U.S. Senate hearing on infrastructure. (Maryland Matters)
- St. Louis Park, Minn. agreed to a deal for a mixed-use development near a Southwest light rail station. (Sun Sailor)
- Tempe bought streetcars for its new streetcar line, set to open later this year. (Fox 10)
- A deal with Lyft will bring hundreds of new Citi Bikes to Jersey City and Hoboken. (Hudson County View)
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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