- A new Federal Highway Administration report outlines how it will implement Complete Streets regulations. (Transportation Today, Streetsblog USA)
- Historically, the transportation secretary has little authority to reject state highway projects as long as they comply with federal law. (Eno Center for Transportation)
- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Wilmington to award Delaware $186 million in infrastructure funds for transit (Delaware Online). Meanwhile, the D.C. Metro will receive an additional $120 million in pandemic relief (Washington Post) and Hampton Roads, Virginia, will receive $52 million (WTKR).
- A proposed Chicago ordinance would set a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers. (Tribune)
- Colorado is working to transition to electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which are responsible for 22 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. (Denver Post)
- The City of Atlanta is redoubling its Vision Zero efforts after six people died in two car crashes just hours apart. (11 Alive)
- Will South DeKalb in metro Atlanta ever get a long-promised rail line? (Decaturish)
- Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is removing concrete barriers that have been blocking buses from moving through Public Square. (Ideastream)
- Santa Ana, California, will spend $1.5 million to help downtown businesses impacted by streetcar construction. (Voice of OC)
- Florida police are looking for a man who punched a disabled veteran for parking in a handicapped space. (ABC 7)
- After seeing a driver kill a cyclist crossing the street, an Indianapolis bus driver is spending his own money to buy bike lights for passengers. (WTHR)
- East Dallas is working to save a historic streetcar stranded in an abandoned warehouse. (Dallas Morning News)
- Seattle-based Microsoft is funding 235 affordable housing units in the Bellevue transit district. (The Urbanist)
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