Tuesday’s Headlines Because We’re So Done with Monday

12:01 AM EDT on May 25, 2021

Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, who lost her legs in Iraq, is one of three senators co-sponsoring a $10-billion bill to bring transit stations up to ADA standards. (CBS News, Streetsblog USA)
Two U.S. senators want the DOT to study the costs of the damage millions of additional vehicles are doing to highways. (Eno Center for Transportation)
A propensity to overbuild and overdesign high speed rail contributes to the high cost in the U.S., which leads to many canceled projects. (Pedestrian Observations)
The masculine mindset of American car culture has to change if smaller, more efficient electric vehicles are going to replace ever-bigger and heavier trucks. (Jalopnik)
Gas consumption in the U.S. is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. (Reuters)
California regulators approved a rule requiring ride-hailing services to transition to EVs by 2030. (Forbes)
As residents seek to avoid Miami's horrible traffic, the city is coalescing into urban neighborhoods or villages where everything is within reach without getting into a car. (Herald)
Rebuilding West Virginia's economy — the worst in the country — starts with infrastructure. (The Hill)
San Diego is converting on-street parking downtown into linear parks. (Union-Tribune)
The first head of Charlotte's transit agency says an $8 billion to $12 billion transit plan currently under discussion is too vague and too scattershot. (WFAE)
Akron's new long-range transportation plan includes $2.4 billion for transit and $5.3 billion for roads, but almost all of the road money will go toward maintenance rather than new construction. (Beacon-Journal)
Albuquerque mayor Tim Kelly unveiled a Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic deaths by 2040. (One Albuquerque)
The Philly Inquirer called out the SEPTA transit agency for erring on the side of suburban rail. It's nice to see a hometown paper defend the needs of city residents.
Twitter is mad that a new San Jose subway station will be ... too far underground? (KPIX)
Sweepy McSweepface? Sir Sweeps-a-Lot? OK Broomer? It's not too late to vote on a name for Seattle's new street sweeper. (KING)

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