Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Streetsblog

Wednesday’s Headlines Have Reached Their Limit

12:00 AM EDT on June 8, 2022

Image: Hayk_Shalunts via Shutterstock

    • New technology that limits automobile speed could make traffic stops obsolete and save 10,000 lives a year. But while a limited version of it is soon to be mandatory in Europe, Americans are likely to be resistant. (Planetizen)
    • Driving a bus is a tough job. Transit workers have to deal with rude and even violent passengers, as well as people experiencing homelessness and mental health and substance abuse problems. (Washington Post)
    • A new survey of residents in 28 countries found that more than half think it's too unsafe to bike in their city. But if it were safe, bikes would be more popular than cars. (Momentum)
    • Bike-shares are exposing more people to e-bikes, and increasingly popular alternative to cars. (Transfers Magazine)
    • Germany might not have the transit infrastructure to handle an influx of riders taking advantage of cheap summer passes. (Skift)
    • Cities should no longer provide public space for cars, the most inefficient mode of transportation. (Toronto Star)
    • Carbon dioxide levels are now more than 50 percent higher than the pre-industrial era. (The Guardian)
    • A Milbrae, California, housing project could get in the way of high-speed rail. (San Mateo Daily Journal)
    • Charlotte's transit agency is expanding its on-demand service into low-income neighborhoods. (WBTV)
    • One transit consultant thinks Omaha's streetcar will turn out to be far more expensive than studies suggest. (World-Herald)
    • Kalamazoo will add almost 12 miles of bike infrastructure this summer. (MLive)
    • The Ashville planning commission approved a $122 million plan to build miles of greenways and trails. (Mountain XPress)
    • Hidden City unearths the history of Philadelphia's subway excavation in the 1890s.
    • Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom got in a bike wreck in France.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Today's Headlines

Are Friday’s Headlines the New Normal?

Transit ridership hasn't come all the way back from the pandemic, and they're going to need more federal help, along with other changes, says Governing magazine.

May 3, 2024
Safety

Friday Video: How to Make Places Safe For Non-Drivers After Dark

A top Paris pedestrian planner, a leading GIS professional, and Streetsblog's own Kea Wilson weigh in on the roots of America's nighttime road safety crisis, and the strategies that can help end it.

May 3, 2024
Promoted ArchivesCongestion Pricing

OPINION: Congestion Pricing Will Help My Family Get Around As We Navigate Cancer Treatment

My partner was recently diagnosed with cancer. Congestion pricing will make getting her to treatment faster and easier.

May 3, 2024
Talking Headways

Talking Headways Podcast: Money is a Lot of Different Things

It's Part II of our discussion with Jim Kumon!

May 2, 2024
Today's Headlines

If Thursday’s Headlines Build It, They Will Come

Why can the U.S. quickly rebuild a bridge for cars, but not do the same for transit? It comes down to political will and a reliance on consultants.

May 2, 2024
See all posts