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Monday’s Headlines Raise Taxes to Cut Emissions

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy took to Bloomberg to share ideas for cutting transportation emissions through the tax code.

  • A think tank director suggests congestion pricing, tripling gas taxes and charging a vehicle delivery fee to encourage more efficient vehicles, discourage driving and fund infrastructure. (Bloomberg Tax)
  • Living in a small town without a car is challenging, but easier than living in a rural area without one. (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
  • Two key Metro Council members write in the Tennessean that Nashville's proposed transit plan, up for a vote Tuesday, will create a more equitable system, and argue that a sales tax hike is a better funding mechanism than property taxes because tourists will pay it.
  • Jaywalking is now legal in New York City after leaders recognized that enforcement was often discriminatory. (NPR)
  • Denver set a record with nearly 6 million public bike and-scooter rentals this year, which eliminated an estimated 2 million car trips. (Gazette)
  • A St. Louis pedestrian and bicycling advocacy group called Trailnet is demanding pedestrian safety improvements after a hit-and-run driver killed a man in a wheelchair. (First Alert 4)
  • The Atlanta city council is considering extending the hours for the city's e-scooter and bikeshare. A curfew was put into place in 2019. (Fox 5)
  • Pennsylvania received a $9 million Federal Railroad Administration grant to bring Amtrak service back to Scranton. (Transportation Today)
  • A Seattle Bike Blog story map shows how the 2015 transportation levy made the city safer for walking and biking.
  • Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's mother-in-law was injured when a car crashed into the Chicago restaurant where she was eating with Corgan's son. (Streetsblog CHI)
  • On Thursday, San Francisco's 1920s F train will turn into a speakeasy-inspired jazz club. (Time Out)

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