- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may impose higher penalties on automakers that don't meet gas mileage requirements. Those standards had been postponed by the Trump administration. (Reuters)
- Environmental reviews rarely delay roads, but it's a different story when it comes to transit projects or congestion pricing. (Slate)
- Another article says the infrastructure bill prioritizes highways over transit. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Even rural areas are starting to get serious about road safety. (USA Today)
- A provision in the infrastructure bill providing funding for low- and no-emissions buses mandates that a quarter of the money be spent on buses that pollute. (Washington Post)
- Self-driving cars are still nowhere near a reality. (Jalopnik)
- With its QLine streetcar, Detroit is just the latest city to experiment with fare-free transit in an effort to get more riders onboard. (Quartz)
- Despite Seattle's Vision Zero program, cyclists and pedestrians still account for 72 percent of traffic deaths. (Crosscut)
- The Virginian-Pilot laments the failure of a 2016 referendum to expand Hampton Roads light rail.
- A Boston survey said more people plan to bike or drive alone to work post-pandemic, while fewer plan to take transit. (WBUR)
- Miami-Dade transportation planners continue to look into underground tunnels despite the area's high water table. (Miami Today)
- Honolulu's transit agency is floating a tax on hotel rooms to cover a $3.6 billion light rail shortfall. (Civil Beat)
- Atlanta's first "transit-oriented" development just lost a restaurant because customers don't feel safe in its massive parking deck. (11 Alive)
- Atlanta sidewalks are too busted for delivery droids. (Atlanta Magazine)
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