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Friday’s Energy Efficient Headlines

Electric cars are still cars, and buses are better than cars, especially if the buses are electric, too.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EST on December 16, 2022

Eric Wheeler, Metro Transit, CC

Electric vehicles can help transition away from internal combustion engines, but they’ll never be as energy efficient as transit. (CBC)
Most people don’t see buses as “green,” according to a British study, but that number jumps when the buses are described as electric. (Transportation Technology Today)
Shared mobility programs will be most successful when cities choose a small number of providers that work closely with local officials. (Smart Cities Dive)
Women are behind the drive to make Berlin car-free. (Yes Magazine)
Unlike U.S. cities, London decided not to destroy itself by building an eight-lane ring road in the 1960s. (The Guardian)
While Detroit (Detroit It Is) and San Francisco (Standard) are looking to replace urban freeways with boulevards, New York is thinking about widening the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Streetsblog NYC).
The Atlanta Beltline trail and bus service in suburban Henry County are among the projects that received $235 million in federal funding. (AJC)
Lower speed limits take effect in Cleveland next week (Plain Dealer), and Arlington, Virginia, is reducing speed limits in school zones (ARLnow).
The Omaha city council approved a $440 million bond issue for a new streetcar. (3 News Now)
This robot that carries your stuff on walking trips might be useful for some, but for most people a wagon or a cargo bike would probably do. (City Lab)

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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