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All Aboard for Tuesday’s Headlines

No one knows if or when transit ridership will fully recover, but for now people continue to stay away from buses and trains.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EST on November 30, 2021

A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit, CC

Riders are trickling back to transit, but there is no way to know if or when ridership will fully recover, because during past pandemics people couldn’t work for home. (Governing)
One problem with the transition to electric vehicles is that all the necessary chargers will clutter up sidewalks. (Forbes)
EVs also aren’t enough by themselves to solve the climate crisis. People need to get out their cars entirely. (CommonWealth)
More people than usual chose to drive to airports rather than take transit during the Thanksgiving holiday, probably because unfounded fears that COVID spreads on buses and trains. (Washington Post)
What if AI controlled traffic and transit like a Spotify playlist? (Slate)
Philadelphia’s transit agency is buying more diesel-electric hybrid buses and transitioning to a zero-emissions fleet. (WHYY)
The gateway to Tampa’s innovation district is getting a bike- and pedestrian-friendly makeover, but where should the bus lanes go? (Tampa Bay Times)
Aspen businesses are promoting a downtown plan that removes parking and adds protected bikeways. (Aspen Times)
A Dayton zoning panel is allowing the city to tear down a 129-year-old building that was once the Wright Brothers’ bike shop. (Associated Press)
Mexico has announced plans for a high-speed rail line between the Mexican state capital of Monterrey and San Antonio, Texas. (BNamericas)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scaling back plans for high-speed rail in northern England, angering residents in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. (City Lab)

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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