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Tuesday’s Headlines Get Moving

The Biden administration wants to speed up environmental reviews for infrastructure projects, and more headlines.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EDT on May 17, 2022

Image: C-SPAN, screenshot

The White House is hoping to speed up the permitting process for infrastructure projects without compromising environmental standards. (Smart Cities Dive)
The U.S. Postal Service should consider using solar-powered cargo bikes to deliver mail instead of its controversial gas-guzzling new trucks. (Electrek)
Drivers claim to be persecuted by things like congestion pricing and spending on bike lanes, but the reality is, they still rule the road. (Forbes)
New D.C. Metro chief Randy Clarke, recently hired away from Austin’s Cap Metro, believes ridership will recover from its pandemic dip. (Washington Post)
Chicago bike-lane czar David Smith talks to WBEZ about cyclists’ safety concerns and how the city decides where to build bike infrastructure.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has endorsed a plan to turn a quarter of street space into bike and bus lanes, pedestrian plazas and parks. (Time Out)
Traffic deaths are up again in Austin, where drivers killed 13 people in April alone, including six pedestrians. (American-Statesman)
L.A.’s Van Nuys light-rail line has received a $900 million federal grant. (Urbanize Los Angeles)
Increased housing density will reduce the need for cars, writes Martin Luther King III. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
San Francisco is testing new technology to keep e-scooters off sidewalks. (Chronicle)
Spin and Wheels are out and Bird is in as Seattle bike-share operators. (Seattle Bike Blog)
Detroit bike-share MoGo is offering monthly free rides through October. (Free Press)
Even Giants and Jets fans got a kick out of it when Tom Brady rode a bike through New York City. (USA Today)

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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