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With Uber and Lyft fighting gig-worker labor laws city by city and state by state, Bloomberg has a potential solution.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on September 24, 2024

Peter Fazekas

With cities and states fighting with Uber and Lyft over gig workers’ labor rights, Bloomberg proposes a federal compromise in which drivers keep their independent contractor status but are guaranteed benefits and a minimum wage.
Bikeshare operator Bicycle Transit Systems has bought BCycle, taking over bikeshares in 10 cities and software support in 15 more. (Bicycle Retailer)
Transportation for America rounds up its articles on the overabundance of parking in the U.S. and its consequences.
Will California Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill mandating speed-limiting technology on new vehicles by 2030? (CItyLab)
A year after a Cruise autonomous vehicle maimed a pedestrian in San Francisco, the GM subsidiary is resuming testing. (Detroit News)
Plans are moving forward to redesign Maple Avenue in Dallas, the city’s most dangerous street for pedestrians. (Voice)
New Park Avenue is getting West Hartford’s first-ever protected bike lane. (CT Insider)
SEPTA is bringing back parking fees at Philadelphia transit stations after suspending them when the pandemic hit. (ABC 6)
The Colorado Sun confirms that Boulder once had streetcars…
… And an LSU student proposes a streetcar in Baton Rouge. (Reveille)

Blake Aued

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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