- Shockingly, automakers say they won't be able to meet the Biden administration's stricter emissions standards, which would require two-thirds of the car they sell to be electric by 2032. Meanwhile, environmental experts say the standards don't go far enough to ward off further climate catastrophes. (Politico)
- Despite Pete Buttigieg's best efforts, the U.S. DOT bureaucracy seems uninterested in learning from foreign governments how to deliver projects like high-speed rail on time and on budget. (Pedestrian Observations)
- Uber and Lyft are emulating union tactics in a misleading effort to convince the public to restrict their drivers' labor rights. (Fast Company)
- A new Government Accountability Office report spells out how states and metro areas can measure greenhouse gas emissions as required by a Biden administration rule. (Eno Center for Transportation)
- Revised plans for I-35 through Austin call for caps over more portions of the widened freeway. (KUT)
- While the Boulder bike community was mourning international cycling star Magnus White, who was killed by a driver last week (Washington Post), the state and county were finalizing the design of a bikeway project that could have saved his life (Westworld).
- A MinnPost columnist explains in detail why the urban Minneapolis stretch of I-94 should be turned into a surface road with bus rapid transit.
- L.A.'s "scramble crosswalks," where people cross in eight directions at once, are working great. (Los Angeles Magazine)
- Scottsdale's 68th Street is going on a road diet. (AZ Family)
- Police have charged a Boston woman with driving onto the sidewalk and intentionally hitting a pedestrian. (MassLive)
- An driver who authorities say was drunk hit a Philadelphia streetcar, injuring four people. If true, this driver especially should know better — she's a transit employee. (Fox 29)
Today's Headlines
Tuesday’s Headlines Want None of That Smoke
Automakers are complaining about the Biden administration's new emissions standards, but they don't go far enough, according to some environmentalists and scientists.
By Blake Aued
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