Monday’s Headlines to Get You Started

12:00 AM EDT on April 25, 2022

The current Columbia River Bridge is slated to be replaced with one that has room for light rail. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The U.S. DOT will award states $6.4 billion for projects that reduce carbon emissions, such as bike and pedestrian trails. (Reuters)
States should be appointing coordinators to handle the massive influx of infrastructure funding from the federal government. (Route Fifty)
Cyclists deaths are rising after decades of decline, but biking in the U.S. should not be so dangerous. (New York Times)
Traffic pollution contributes to 15,000 early deaths in Canada each year. (Globe and Mail)
Investors are literally throwing their money into a hole in the ground by putting $675 million into Elon Musk's novel idea of underground tunnels for cars. (The Verge)
Immunocompromised riders are concerned now that the federal mask mandate on transit has been lifted (CBS News). Some New Orleans transit workers also feel unsafe as the first full-fledged festival season since 2019 is set to start (WWNO).
It's official: a replacement I-5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver, Washington, will include light rail. (The Columbian)
Despite expanding rail, adding bike lanes and enacting policies encouraging walkable development, Portland residents still refuse to get out of their cars. (NY Times)
Teen climate change protesters were there to greet President Biden when he visited Portland on Thursday (KATU)
Philadelphia is sending social workers onto trains to help homeless people and people with substance abuse problems who transit officials worry are scaring away other riders. (NPR)
A proposed Philly law would require employers to provide pre-tax transit passes. (Billy Penn)
Asphalt art can cut driver collisions with other road users in half. (Streetsblog USA)

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