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Friday’s Headlines Are Cracking Open a Cold One

But not getting behind the wheel! Especially now that federal regulators have recommended mandating alcohol sensors in new cars.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EDT on September 23, 2022

Friday’s Headlines Are Cracking Open a Cold One

Technology exists that could stop people from drinking and driving, but some members of Congress don't want to require it. Pexels, CC

The National Transportation Safety Board proposed that all new vehicles be equipped with alcohol sensors by 2030 to prevent drunk driving. (Ars Technica)
Uber will require its drivers to switch to electric vehicles by 2030, but hasn’t said if or how it will help them pay for it. (Jalopnik)
Micromobility could soon include three- and four-wheeled vehicles that fall somewhere between bikes and cars. (McKinsey)
Leaving sidewalks in disrepair encourages people to drive cars. (Arch Daily)
California’s Prop 22 pushed wages for Uber and Lyft drivers down to $6.20 an hour after expenses. They’d be making $11 more if they were classified as employees instead of contractors. (Wired)
California regulators are considering requiring big rigs to be zero-emissions by 2040. (Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. city council voted to approve 3,000 new transit shelters. (KCET)
Drivers have killed more than 100 cyclists in Harris County, Texas, since 2017. (Houston Chronicle)
A downtown Houston business group is proposing $737 million in “green” and multimodal amenities trying to make the widely unpopular I-35 widening more palatable. (Houston Public Media)
Austin has applied for $23 million in federal funds to make streets safer. (Austin Chronicle)
Some new bus lanes, bike lanes and other infrastructure put into place during Boston’s Orange Line shutdown will remain permanent. (CBS News)
A Portland lawyer is going to court seeking to force the Oregon DOT to release public comments on the controversial I-5 Rose Quarter project. (Willamette Week)
The Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is expanding, and it’s looking for inspiration in … Indianapolis? (AJC)
Omaha’s proposed streetcar is putting a bike lane pilot project in jeopardy. (Fox 42)
Westword profiles Denver walking evangelist Jonathon Stalls.
Spectrum News profiles Lori Burchett, the new head of Cincinnati’s streetcar.
And you’ll look sweet / Upon the seat / Of an (e-)bicycle built for two. (Mass Transit)

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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