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Friday’s Headlines: It Just Means More

Much like the Southeastern Conference, which is full of walkable college towns. Y'all could learn a lesson.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EST on January 20, 2023

Bill Haslam, left, helps unveil a sign announcing Knoxville as a Bicycle Friendly Community. ##http://www.bikeknoxville.blogspot.com/##Bike Knoxville##

The South has an often well-deserved reputation as a rural landscape punctuated by sprawling, auto-centric cities. But walkable SEC college towns like Knoxville are the exception to the rule. (Sports Illustrated)
Sexual harassment is a major problem on transit. (Transfers)
When considering whether to go fare-free, one way to look at it is whether transit is a public service that benefits everyone, like libraries or schools. (Christian Science Monitor)
Transit agencies draw employees who want to make a difference, and they want higher-ups to be less risk-averse. (Transit Center)
Billionaire CEO Tells Other Billionaire CEOs That Meeting Emissions Goals Will Be A Challenge (Wall Street Journal)
California’s plethora of paved surfaces is contributing to its flooding problem. (MSNBC)
The dream of high-speed rail in San Francisco isn’t dead, but only if the feds kick in a few billion dollars. (SFist)
Federal infrastructure funding will help design and plan a cap over Atlanta’s Downtown Connector. (Urbanize Atlanta)
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has revived the idea of using cameras to catch drivers who park in bike and bus lanes. (Sun-Times)
North Carolina’s Research Triangle is once again exploring commuter rail, but the failure of the Durham-Orange County line hangs over the project. (Governing)
A tunnel carrying the Capital Crescent bike trail through Bethesda alongside the Purple Line could be delayed due to rising costs. (Washington Post)
Nashville is the latest city to propose a subsidy for buying e-bikes. (WPLN)
The Kansas City streetcar is extending its hours, anticipating growing ridership during an event-filled spring. (KSHB)
Is Vision Zero working in Houston? Too early to tell — traffic deaths declined in 2022, but remain above pre-pandemic levels. (Axios)
A developer plans to turn 17 acres on Houston’s East End into a car-free neighborhood. (Houston Public Media)
Did it set back ambitious transit plans for decades? Maybe. But it’s still hilarious. The Ringer recounts the history of “The Simpsons” famous monorail episode.

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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