- Senate Democrats are considering taxes on carbon and truck mileage to pay for infrastructure. (Politico)
- Road and transit maintenance projects create more jobs than building new highways. (Transportation for America)
- In an interview with Slate, Amtrak CEO William J. Flynn says more frequent service between growing areas that are too close to fly between — like Atlanta and Nashville — would be a big hit, but he won’t cut money-losing routes to pay for it because so many places are reliant on them.
- Curbside bus lanes are too easy to block, and not even cameras seem to work. (Reorientations)
- While it’s not specifically about transportation, a Washington Post editorial about overreliance on police reminded us that much of the police violence against African Americans starts with a traffic stop.
- Former NBA player Shawn Bradley was left paralyzed when a driver hit him while he was riding his bike near his Utah home in January. A Wednesday announcement by the Dallas Mavericks said he plans to become an advocate for bike safety. (ESPN)
- Massachusetts’ congressional delegation blasted the state’s transit agency for cutting service despite receiving federal aid. (Boston Globe)
- Bills to lower penalties for fare evasion and put unarmed safety officials on trains to assist the homeless have bipartisan support in Minnesota. (Star Tribune)
- Houston residents are working with the city government to create pop-up bike lanes where the official ones dead-end. (Chronicle)
- Charleston activists are pushing even harder for safer streets after learning that South Carolina is fourth in the nation for pedestrian deaths. (Post and Courier)
- A Virginia bill allowing speed limits as low as 15 miles per hour would save lives. (Mercury)
- E-scooters are back in Birmingham with new regulations. (Bham Now)
- Anchorage mayoral candidates weigh in on transportation. (Daily News)
- The small Georgia town of Valdosta is finally starting a transit service, 20 years after it became eligible for federal funds. (Daily Times)
- Streetcars have been part of Tampa’s identity for more than 120 years. (Fox 13)
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