Friday’s Headlines Are Not About the NBA Finals
Sure, the Nuggets are amazing, but let's focus on making our cities more livable, shall we?
By
Blake Aued
8:28 AM EDT on June 9, 2023
- 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)
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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