- House Republicans are using a series of budget bills to target already approved infrastructure spending, including slashing billions for Amtrak and rail safety. (Washington Post)
- Bikeshare ridership is up 27 percent in major U.S. cities since 2019, but safety fears remain an obstacle for people to try riding. (City Lab)
- Lawsuits are slowly but surely forcing cities to fix their sidewalks and come into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Next City)
- Transit agencies can fix bus bunching on high-frequency routes by ignoring fixed schedules and focusing on keeping headways consistent instead. (CommonWealth)
- Under Tampa's $2 billion transportation plan, half of commuters would be walking, biking or taking transit by 2050, and transit deaths would drop to zero. (Tampa Bay Times)
- UPS is Philadelphia's top parking offender, paying $9 million in fines over the past five years. (6 ABC)
- Alabama residents have the highest per-capita gas consumption in the nation. Not coincidentally, it's also the only state that doesn't fund transit. (Inside Climate News)
- Vermont has ended its practice of handing out license plates to virtually anyone — whether they lived in the state, had insurance or even had a driver's license or not. (The Autopian)
- A zero-emissions bus rapid transit line is up and running in Spokane, the region's first. (Spokane Public Radio)
- Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof is in danger of bankruptcy. (Electrek)
- Making London's pandemic-era pedestrianized streets permanent would have numerous benefits. (City Monitor)
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Thursday’s Headlines Won’t Go Back
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