- Uber and Lyft aren't just trying to capitalize on their success with Prop 22 in California by denying labor rights to drivers in other states; they're trying to remake the entire economy in ride-hailing apps' image, with the help of similarly-minded corporations. (Slate)
- In the style of a crime thriller, a new PBS and Amazon Prime documentary brings to light to crisis of traffic deaths in the United States. (City Lab)
- Lyft is starting an autonomous car service in Las Vegas — with backup drivers — and in a rare moment of honesty about self-driving vehicles, the New York Times acknowledged it might be 20 years before the technology truly works.
- A silver lining of Boston's Orange Line shutdown could be that more people bike to work. (CBS News)
- Since Philadelphia installed speed cameras on notoriously dangerous Roosevelt Boulevard, there's been a 90% reduction in speeding tickets — proof that they're working. (6 ABC)
- New York City is owed half a billion dollars in parking fines, frequently from out-of-state delivery drivers who flout laws and harass cyclists. (The Guardian)
- A California bill would expedite permits for climate-friendly transportation projects, preventing NIMBYs from blocking them in court. (Streetsblog CAL)
- Los Angeles is covering roads with reflective paint in an effort to reduce the heat island effect and cool the city. (Fast Company)
- It will be months before the MetroLink rail system in St. Louis fully recovers from July's floods. (RT&S)
- Nashville's Vision Zero plan passed the city council overwhelmingly, allowing the city to apply for a $30 million federal grant. (News Channel 5)
- In praise of traveling by the elegant and unhurried New Orleans streetcar. (Chron)
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