- Three years after the start of the pandemic, half of U.S. subway riders haven't returned even as other aspects of life return to normal. (The Hill)
- City Lab compiled examples from all over the world of "open streets" created during the pandemic that have been made permanent.
- Elon Musk's Twitter misadventures are having an impact on Tesla, with the company selling fewer vehicles than expected last quarter. (New York Times)
- A "silver tsunami" is about to hit transit agencies, with half of bus maintenance workers expected to retire in the next three to five years. (Route Fifty)
- If we're going to have parking lots, why not cover them all with solar panels? (CNET)
- Drivers killed 313 people in the Washington, D.C. region last year, the second straight year with over 300 traffic deaths. (DCist)
- Reviving the Red Line light rail project is just one part of bringing equity and local control to Baltimore transit. (Governing)
- Denver's on-demand microtransit service is helping residents without cars who live in far-flung car-centric neighborhoods. (Denver Post)
- The Charleston Post and Courier praises the South Carolina DOT for no longer treating cyclists and pedestrians like afterthoughts.
- A car website argues that cars are people, too — two people, in fact. (Jalopnik)
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