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Monday’s News Goes from Bad to Worse

Black Americans are 12 percent of the population but accounted for 34 percent of increased traffic deaths from 2020 to 2022. Plus other news.

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A Detroit family walks down a street with no sidewalks.

  • The pandemic spike in traffic deaths disproportionately affected Black, brown, young, low-income and less educated Americans, who were already more like to be killed by drivers. (Forbes)
  • In the next surface transportation bill, Congress could make it easier for small cities to apply for and administer grants. (Route Fifty)
  • The U.S. DOT is taking the first step toward V2X technology allowing vehicles to communicate with each other, which could prevent thousands of crashes. (NPR)
  • The University of Minnesota is testing onboard systems that warn drivers about upcoming red lights. (Crossroads)
  • A Chinese study found that "car lite" households that use e-bikes took 19 percent fewer car trips, but made almost the same number of trips on public transit. (Momentum)
  • Civil rights and environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the expansion of I-94 in Milwaukee. (Journal-Sentinel)
  • Supporters of light rail on the Atlanta Beltline gathered to pressure Mayor Andre Dickens, who has grown lukewarm on the project. (AJC)
  • If Chicago transit agencies have to cut service when federal COVID funds run out, drivers will be affected, too, because putting more cars on the road will create gridlock. (Sun-Times)
  • A San Diego transportation plan currently taking shape calls for increased bus service in the short term while new transit infrastructure is built out. (Axios)
  • Philadelphia cyclists are lobbying the city to stop issuing permits to churches allowing parishioners to park in bike lanes for Sunday services. (CBS News)
  • After a settlement on wages with the Massachusetts attorney general, Uber and Lyft are weighing whether to oppose a ballot initiative on drivers' labor rights. (Boston Herald)
  • Some Denver residents are worried that bus rapid transit on Colfax Avenue will divert speeding traffic onto surrounding streets. (Westword)
  • New public art in Milwaukee is meant to draw attention to the issue of reckless driving. (Fox 6)

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