Vermont spent money that could have gone to highways on Amtrak instead.
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More states are spending less than four percent of their flexible highway dollars on transit. But the ones that are shifting the most money from highways to transit — like Vermont and New Jersey — are seeing a big impact. (Transit Center)
As trucks and SUVs get bigger and bigger, they're edging into bike lanes and squeezing cyclists, leaving them with just a few inches of space compared to more reasonably sized vehicles.... which is all the more reason to build more protected bike lanes. (Bicycling)
Putting more money into freight rail will help reduce traffic congestion and pollution. (City Lab)
The Guardian busts myths about low-emissions zones.
Crumbling sidewalks and unreliable transit are stopping older Americans from accessing health care. (ABC San Diego)
The Conversation talks to UC-Davis professor Kari Watkins about the pandemic's impact on transit and more.
Kansas City is the largest U.S. city to make transit fare-free, but its success might not be replicable elsewhere because so few people used the transit system to begin with that it didn't have a lot of revenue to lose. (Governing)
A new study by an NYU researcher shows that a type of protest invented in San Francisco has helped get protected bike lanes constructed in North America and beyond.
