Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Monday’s Headlines Are E-xcited About E-Bikes

The National Association of City Transportation Officials reports that bikeshare ridership topped 72 million in 2022, but shared e-scooters have not recovered as well from the pandemic.

UMass Media Relations
  • Shared micromobility continues to recover from a sharp drop at the start of the pandemic, according to a new report. But while bikeshare ridership is at an all-time high, e-scooter ridership remains below its 2019 high. (Government Technology, Smart Cities Dive)
  • Drivers should be happy more people are riding e-bikes, because it reduces traffic by taking cars off the road, Electrek says.
  • Commutes are shorter for drivers with many people still working from home, but transit riders' commutes have gotten more difficult as they've had to deal with longer headways and disruptive passengers. (New York Times)
  • Coastal erosion and increasing numbers of natural disasters due to climate change are challenges for transit agencies. (Transportation for America)
  • Underground parking garages are a huge source of trapped heat that contributes to the urban heat island effect, but that heat could be harnessed for green energy instead. (Anthropocene)
  • The Natural Resources Defense Council ranked state DOTs by their policies on equity and climate (Streetsblog USA). The scorecard reveals that the South — a region not known for taking such issues seriously — has actually made significant strides (NRDC).
  • New York City's proposal to require a license to ride an e-bike (Streetsblog NYC) will mostly hit immigrant delivery workers, will discouraging cycling and won't make streets safer, according to one urban studies professor (Curbed).
  • Detroit broke ground on a new bus terminal that officials said would help the city expand transit service and address a driver shortage. (Free Press)
  • The Colorado DOT announced plans for more bus rapid transit lines in Denver. (CBS News)
  • The Portland Bureau of Transportation added heavy cement drums to a bike lane where a driver plowed through plastic bollards before hitting a cyclist. (Bike Portland)
  • Omaha's only public hospital is interested in extending a planned streetcar line to its campus. (Nebraska Examiner)
  • Why does this Ontario subway stop rendering show cars parked in the bike lane? (Momentum Mag)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Mobility in Rural America: How India’s Popular Transportation Can Be A Model For US Transit Deserts

Lower ridership after Covid, combined with ongoing transit budget cuts, has caused a significant decrease in frequent and reliable public transit service for small and rural communities. Here's one way to fill the gap.

November 11, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines Are Burning Up

On climate change, the gap is growing between what governments are promising and doing, and neither is enough.

November 11, 2025

We Haven’t Saved Transit Yet: What Comes After Chicago’s Fiscal Cliff

On its own, more funding averts short-term disaster, but does nothing to solve our longer term transit issues. And while the governance reforms could lead to better service, there’s no guarantee of that.

November 10, 2025

Elise Stefanik Wants to Be NY Governor — Yet Says Nothing About Transit

Her campaign launch suggest her intent to use transit as a political pawn to stoke fear.

November 10, 2025

The False ‘Trolley Problem’ At the Heart of the Autonomous Vehicle Debate

Waymo said it has a "plan" for when one of the company's cars kills someone. But we should be planning for a world when no car kills anyone — autonomous or not.

November 10, 2025

Monday’s Headlines Did Their Civic Duty

Around 80 percent of local transportation referendums passed muster with voters last week.

November 10, 2025
See all posts