- The National Association of City Transportation Officials is a big fan of the surface transportation bill the House passed Thursday and its potential impact on climate change. But the bill — the subject of much partisan bickering — faces an unclear path in the Senate, where it might be folded into a much larger infrastructure bill. (Politico)
- The U.S. DOT distributed $905 million in grants for 24 projects the agency says will reduce emissions. (Transport Topics)
- Drivers go faster on empty roads because humans need objects for comparison to judge speed and distance. (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
- A new treatment for asphalt can keep cities cooler by absorbing pollutants that trap the sun's heat. (Vice)
- Dedicated bus lanes, all-door boarding, transfer stations, headway maintenance and signal priority are five easy ways to improve bus service. (Commonwealth)
- Uber and Lyft passengers have filed nearly 1,000 sexual assault claims against ride-share drivers. (Newsweek)
- While the federal government has it on pause, the Texas DOT reopened public comment on widening I-45 through Houston. (Chronicle)
- Minnesota is spending $57 million on two new bus rapid transit lines in hopes that better bus service will lure back riders. (Star Tribune)
- A proposed Washington, D.C.-to-Baltimore maglev line is in a legal showdown with a developer over waterfront property the line needs. (Sun)
- Toledo's Vision Zero goal is to eliminate traffic deaths within 10 years. (Blade)
- Kansas City is buying six new streetcars. (KSHB)
- Montenegro owes China $1 billion for a "highway to nowhere," and the expense might bankrupt the small Eastern European nation. (Jalopnik)
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