Thursday’s Headlines Are Alright
Gen Z cares deeply about climate change. Will older generations build for the future or force young people to drive?
By
Blake Aued
12:00 AM EDT on May 18, 2023
- Gen Z doesn’t like to drive, but taking advantage of that reluctance will require greater investments in transit infrastructure. (The Nation)
- The Biden administration, for some reason, favors funding requests for low-emissions buses over no-emissions ones. (Transportation for America)
- Allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers’ licenses will make roads safer. (Governing)
- Curbs are for more than just EV charging. (Government Technology)
- If “The Jetsons” becomes real, the Biden administration is ready — because they’re launching a national strategy for “flying air taxis.” (Reuters)
- A New Yorker book review links new books by Henry Grabar (“Paved Paradise”) and Daniel Knowles (“Carmageddon”) to the classic sitcom “The Honeymooners.”
- Even the least bikeable cities have certain neighborhoods where cycling is safe and easy. (Good Good Good)
- D.C. bike advocates are undeterred by recent setbacks, like the shelving of plans for Connecticut Avenue and K Street. (Washington Post)
- Honolulu’s long-awaited light rail line is set to start running Fourth of July weekend. (Hawaii Public Radio)
- Three new pedestrian bridges in Seattle will provide better access to transit and walking and biking trails. (The Urbanist)
- The Portland Bureau of Transportation relies too much on parking revenue. (Bike Portland)
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit has enrolled 14,500 people in its fare discount program. (WESA)
- A Cleveland pilot project revealed that speed tables lowered drivers’ speeds by 8 miles per hour. (Scene)
- Albuquerque can be like Jersey City and bring traffic deaths down to zero (on city-owned roads, at least). (Journal)
- ICYMI: A Metro Times story about the Detroit QLine’s upside-down braille won a national award.
- A Grand Rapids business will come to your house and fix your bike. (WZZM)
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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