Monday’s Headlines Keep Rising Forever
...but the number of miles people drive might not, despite predictions to the contrary — unless planners make those predictions come true by building more lanes.
By
Blake Aued
1:01 AM EDT on September 30, 2024
- Projections assuming that motorists will keep driving more and more miles can become self-fulfilling prophecies when transportation planners try to accommodate the demand rather than working to reduce it. (Planetizen)
- A new Federal Transit Administration directive requires transit agencies to do something about assaults against their employees. (Trains)
- It’s not true that Kamala Harris is busing supporters to rallies to artificially boost attendance. (Reuters)
- A New York judge ruled that a legal effort to revive congestion pricing can proceed. (NY Times)
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill strengthening Caltrans’ complete streets policy. (CalBikes, Streetsblog CAL)
- If voters repeal Washington state’s landmark climate law this fall, it would be a huge blow for transit funding. (The Urbanist)
- A long-range plan for Twin Cities Metro Transit would shift money away from express buses for downtown commuters and toward serving people who wish to live a car-free lifestyle. (streets.mn)
- The GoTriangle CEO who was brought on to guide a North Carolina light rail project is leaving because the feds have made clear they won’t fund the project, essentially killing it. (Raleigh News & Observer)
- Detroit is reshaping Gratiot Avenue, a major thoroughfare where drivers have hit 100 pedestrians and killed 38 people in the past four years. (Michigan Chronicle)
- Next year Colorado legislators will consider a fee on cars and light trucks to fund bike lanes and other safety improvements for non-drivers. (Newsline)
- College Park has a plan to expand bike lanes around the University of Maryland. (DC News Now)
- A Milwaukee “art car” covered in traffic cones that was designed to draw attention to reckless driving broke down a month after its launch. (Journal-Sentinel)
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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