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Monday’s Headlines Believe in Lizard People

Meet Carla Sands, an influential Trump ally who has some pretty off-the-wall theories about climate change and transportation.

  • A former Trump ambassador who could play a key role in his next administration thinks 15-minute cities will imprison you in your neighborhood and a whole lot of other crazy stuff. (Politico)
  • Because of climate change, just maintaining roads will become $19 billion more expensive each year through 2040. (For Construction Pros)
  • Lyft is offering riders a 50 percent discount on Election Day (The Hill). El Paso is doing them one better by making buses free (4 News).
  • Robert Moses built a freeway in the New York City suburb of New Rochelle in the 1950s that cut through a Black community but never connected to anything. Now the city's mayor is angling to get rid of it. (CityLab)
  • Philadelphia's zero-fare initiative for low-income residents has resulted in 4.3 million rides across the regional SEPTA system. (Hoodline)
  • About 400 people showed up to a public hearing in Philadelphia about protected bike lanes, but they're not a done deal yet. (CBS News)
  • The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board thinks it's ridiculous that state legislators are tying transit funding to gambling.
  • Ohio should contribute more state funding to local transit agencies, according to Policy Matters Ohio.
  • Utah's transit expansion plans for the Winter Olympics are starting to take shape. (Salt Lake Tribune)
  • Indianapolis' Purple Line officially opened on Friday. (Recorder)
  • Copper wire thefts are disrupting light rail service in Denver. (Progressive Railroading)
  • Austin is considering upgrading unprotected bike lanes and stiffening penalties for drivers who park in them. (KXAN)
  • Tacoma could slash its Vision Zero budget by 90 percent. (The Urbanist)
  • Ontario cities are pissed about Premier Doug Ford's plan to block future bike lanes and even remove some that already exist. (Toronto Sun)

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