- Technology is evolving, but don’t forget about your old friend the bus! (Mass Transit)
- The problems of driverless cars continue to plague San Francisco. (SF Gate)
- Buses are the key to avoiding a fiscal cliff and saving the environment. (NRDC)
- Amtrak ridership and revenue are close to reaching pre-pandemic levels. (Reuters)
- Fiscal conservatives should love bike lanes because they cost way less than adding capacity for more cars, The Hub argues.
- Drivers perceive cyclists wearing helmets or safety vests as "less human," than those who don't, a new study finds — and it could have big implications for already-problematic safety equipment laws. (Cycling Weekly)
- Uber is relying on users’ choices to meet its climate goals — and that's a problem, The Verge says.
- Tickets for blocking bike lanes are up tenfold in Philadelphia since the parking authority formed a new enforcement unit. (WHYY)
- A bill legalizing traffic enforcement cameras is now on Connecticut Gov. Ned LaMont’s desk. (CT Post)
- Texas asphalt manufacturers are allowed to operate with impunity, according to KERA.
- Sometimes pedestrian and traffic safety projects do come with drawbacks, like this one in Portland that will involve cutting down 500 trees. (Willamette Week)
- New Yorkers are embracing the bike bus. (NY Times)
- This Athens, Georgia driver was bound and determined to get out of a parking deck, no matter what got in his way. (Reddit)
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