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Tuesday’s 4/20 Headlines Are High on Life

We're still talking about President Biden's jobs and infrastructure plan. Plus all the other news on this 4/20.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on April 20, 2021

Giving space back to cars that cities set aside for people during the pandemic would be a huge mistake. (The Atlantic)
Tearing down urban freeways could help address climate change. (Grist)
President Biden’s transportation budget is like a mini version of his jobs plan, with money for transit and a rail and a focus on racial equity. (Washington Post)
Transportation groups are calling on Congress to enact a vehicle-miles tax (Smart Cities Dive), and the Senate seems at least open to the idea (Eno Center for Transportation). Streetsblog recently showed why it could work.
Transit agencies ought to be managing docked bike-share systems. (City Lab)
Street design is a public safety issue. (Salt Lake Tribune)
Tactical urbanism helped Norfolk get the local economy back on its feet quickly when the pandemic hit. (Public Square)
A bill in the Washington state legislature would ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2030. (Car and Driver)
In May, Bay Area transit agency Muni will try to reopen subway lines that have been shuttered since August due to equipment malfunctions. (NBC Bay Area)
Elon Musk is apparently no longer planning on building a hyperloop between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore — a project the Boring Co. never sought a permit for anyway. (Washington Post)
Las Vegas sends pedestrians and drivers alike to safety classes for pedestrian-related infractions. (City Lab)
Eugene, Oregon, has a new bike-share operator (Bike Portland).
German airlines and the country’s main railroad company have reached an agreement to encourage people to take trains rather than fly for short domestic trips. (Associated Press)

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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