- Policymakers and the general public are affected by what researchers call "car blindness" — an unconscious acceptance of the risks associated with driving that causes them to overlook those without cars. (Forbes)
- Kids these days don't think cars are cool anymore. (Inc.)
- The Biden administration is advising states to "fix it first," or spend infrastructure money on maintenance instead of new road projects (Transport Topics), which is making congressional Republicans and red-state DOTs angry (Governing).
- The administration's "Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization" is a groundbreaking moment for New Urbanist principles. (Public Square)
- The transportation sector was entirely responsible for last year's 1.3 percent rise in greenhouse gas emissions, much of that due to drivers' increasing demand for gasoline. (Streetsblog USA)
- Land use planners and transportation agencies need to coordinate more closely to adjust to post-pandemic travel patterns. (Smart Cities Dive)
- A D.C. Council bill would offer rebates of $400 or $1,200, depending on income, to e-bike buyers, as well as another $500 for cargo e-bikes. (Axios)
- Some Pittsburgh commuters will have to switch buses due to route changes stemming from bus rapid transit construction and a driver shortage. (NEXT Pittsburgh)
- A state-created Tampa regional transit authority is closing up shop after accomplishing virtually nothing during its 16-year run. (Tampa Bay Times)
- Houston's BCycle bikeshare has closed half of its 153 stations indefinitely to cut costs. (The Rice Thresher)
- A Salt Lake City group is demanding action after drivers hit six pedestrians over the holidays. (KSL-TV)
- Speeding was a factor in a crash that killed a University of Georgia football player and staffer just hours after a parade celebrating their national championship. (Online Athens)
- A Washington bill would repeal the state's jaywalking law. (NBC Right Now)
- Public art along a new Valley Metro light rail line will celebrate South Phoenix culture. (Arizona Republic)
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