AI Takes Over Wednesday’s Headlines
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EDT on July 19, 2023
- It’s true, as self-driving car manufacturers claim, that human beings are terrible drivers. But there’s no evidence that computers can do any better. On the other hand, investing in transit is a guaranteed way to reduce traffic deaths. (Slate)
- Consumers haven’t warmed up to electric vehicles, with supply outstripping demand because they’re too expensive and drivers still have range anxiety. (The Drive)
- As Greyhound sells off stations that sit on valuable land, intercity bus riders are literally being kicked to the increasingly crowded curb. (Governing)
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Tesla’s ties to Twitter through CEO Elon Musk. (CNBC)
- Lyft shortchanged 15,000 Washington drivers under a new state law setting minimum wages for ride-hailing app workers. (Raw Story)
- The D.C. Metro hopes its new ambassador program will reassure riders who are anxious about crime on the train system. (Washington Post)
- Pinellas County, Florida, is cutting up to 20 bus routes as federal COVID-19 funds dwindle. The transit agency is barred from raising the property tax that supports it. (Catalyst)
- St. Paul cyclists are debating whether to focus on high-quality but expensive bike projects that take a long time or cheap ones that can be done right away. (MinnPost)
- Tearing down I-375 in Detroit could revive two once-thriving Black neighborhoods. (One Detroit)
- Kalamazoo’s Michigan Avenue is going on a road diet. (MLive)
- The Maryland Parkway bus rapid transit line in Las Vegas could be just a start. (Weekly)
- Oklahoma City is building bike infrastructure, but cyclists say the city isn’t teaching drivers to respect it. (Free Press)
- Austin is banning storage units near light rail stations in hopes of attracting mixed-use development. (Monitor)
- Central Arkansas has an ambitious new greenway plan. (Arkansas Times)
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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