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Thursday’s Headlines Wrote Themselves

If computers could drive cars and helicopters, couldn't they write the headlines, too? Wait, don't answer that.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on October 7, 2021

Delivery drones are going to make life even more miserable for human workers and have hidden environmental costs. (The Conversation)
Autonomous vehicles were supposed to take humans’ questionable decision-making out of the equation. So of course it’s people’s fault if they misuse the technology. (Newsweek)
With Uber and Lyft prices rising, taxis are back. (Marketplace)
Even the last holdouts, like New York City and Seattle, are now embracing scooters. (Slate)
As the pandemic rages on, open-air transportation modes like bike-share and e-scooters are picking up ridership faster than transit in San Francisco. (Examiner)
Honolulu’s bike-share stopped losing money after tourists started coming back. (Hawaii Public Radio)
If you walk across the John Lewis Memorial Bridge in Seattle, no one and nothing will stand in your way. As it should be. (Stranger)
Like many cities, Boston is getting more congested again, but traffic is worse at midday instead of in the morning now. (WGBH)
Minneapolis’ Purple Line cleared a key hurdle to gaining federal funding. (Star Tribune)
Here’s where Cincinnati city council candidates stand on transportation. (WVXU)
Tempe’s streetcar isn’t so much about transporting low-income workers as it is about economic development (State Press). But Kansas City’s streetcar expansion would provide access to more jobs (KMBC)
Bike Walk Nashville is demanding more bike lanes after a driver killed a woman on a scooter. (News Channel 5)

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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