Today's Headlines

Monday’s Headlines Are Safer on Transit

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on June 12, 2023

Japan's total metro lines are four times longer than the U.S., per 1 million people. Shilpy Arora

Transit plays a key role in preventing traffic deaths, experts say — because, after all, you can’t die in a car crash if you’re on a train. (Cities Today)
With so much federal funding available for new rail projects, train manufacturers are having a hard time keeping up with demand. (American Journal of Transportation)
South African workers mining magnesium for electric vehicle batteries are suffering from neurological problems. (Washington Post)
Fifteen-minute cities can be built around bikes. (Momentum Mag)
Democratic legislators accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of backing out of a budget deal to bail out the state’s struggling transit agencies. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A portion of I-95 in Philadelphia collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire. (CNN)
A pilot project that put cameras on seven Philadelphia buses found an incredible 20,000 incidents of parked cars blocking bus-only lanes. (Inquirer)
An Arizona congressman wants to bring Amtrak service back to Phoenix. (Republic)
Boston’s transit system is up to 68 percent of its pre-pandemic ridership, the highest since February of 2020. (Commonwealth)
The Washington, D.C. city council pushed back a streetcar extension at least two years. (DCist)
Milwaukee is using parking meter revenue to keep The Hop streetcar fare-free. (Fox 6)
Pittsburgh is considering offering free bikeshare memberships to city government employees. (Tribune-Review)
Raleigh is offering residents vouchers of $500 to $1,500 to buy e-bikes. (Axios)
Charleston cyclists are pushing for better bike infrastructure. (City Paper)
Politico profiles U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s husband, Chasten, and his hometown of Traverse City, Michigan.

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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