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For small towns that can't support fixed-route transit, Uber-style microtransit can provide affordable rides for those who can't or don't want to drive.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on September 19, 2023

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Current Affairs critiques the popular urban planning website Strong Towns' supposedly anti-car philosophy as libertarianism dressed up in progressive garb.
Although it's not great for big cities, microtransit can be a solution for small towns that lack the density or population to support fixed-route buses, ABC News argues.
Nashville Mayor-elect Freddie O'Connell got his start in transportation advocacy, then politics, after his car broke down and he started riding the bus. (Axios)
The Los Angeles suburb of Pico Rivera is pitching a 26-mile bus rapid transit line to connect a massive downtown development to regional rail. (Urbanize LA)
The L.A. Metro is expanding priority bus lanes in West Hollywood. (CBS News)
Sound Transit's Tacoma streetcar opened for business last weekend. (Seattle Times)
Memphis is the fourth-deadliest city for walking in the U.S., with 37 pedestrian deaths so far this year. (ABC 24)
A College of Charleston professor says the school has dropped its opposition to a bike lane near campus. (Post and Courier)
The South Florida city of Hollywood has plans for bike lanes and multi-use paths along two major streets. (Miami Herald)
Boulder has completed its first fully protected intersection. (Beat)
Arlington, Texas, is considering repealing a 2005 ban on motorized scooters. (KERA)
Capital Bikeshare usage hit an all-time high in Alexandria last July. (ALX)
Cincinnati's streetcar also continues to break ridership records as it enters its eighth year. (Local 12)
A Colorado cop who let a handcuffed suspect get hit by a train was sentenced to probation and community service. (Denver Post)
Drivers have figured out a San Francisco center bike lane about as well as you'd expect. (Momentum Mag)