Monday’s Headlines Celebrate MLK Day
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EST on January 15, 2024
- Martin Luther King Jr. not only fought to desegregate buses, but believed the freedom to travel is an important civil right for everyone. (Forbes)
- Transit ridership rose to 75 percent of pre-pandemic levels in November, the highest mark since March of 2020. (New Geography)
- The Biden administration is disbursing $623 million in grants to install 7,500 electric vehicle charging stations. (Electrek)
- Legislation passed by House Republicans would scrap a waiver for the domestic sourcing requirement for EV chargers. (Politico)
- It’s been 10 years since New York became the first U.S. city to adopt a Vision Zero policy, but the results have been mixed everywhere since then because no government seems truly committed to ending traffic deaths. (NPR)
- Twenty-seven miles of bike lane construction and record bikeshare ridership made 2023 a banner year for cycling in Chicago. (Sun-Times)
- Black and American Indian Milwaukee residents are disproportionately victims of traffic violence. (Urban Milwaukee)
- Cuts to D.C. Metro service would be a disaster for low-income riders. (People’s Policy Project)
- Service cuts and fare hikes are on the table in Philadelphia after the state legislature rejected an opportunity to fund transit agency SEPTA. (NBC 10)
- California is turning to AI to try to control traffic and prevent crashes. (CBS News)
- The Massachusetts state budget includes $15 million for fare-free transit. (Streetsblog MASS)
- Minneapolis Uber and Lyft drivers went on a one-day strike Thursday to protest low wages. (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Ridership on the Cincinnati streetcar rose 30 percent last year to 1.1 million passengers. (Local 12)
- Baltimore County is performing safety audits on 17 dangerous roads. (Banner)
- Paris has become the poster child for green mobility, but other European cities like Milan, Seville and Brussels deserve recognition as well. (Planetizen)
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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