- Despite its record investment in rail and transit, the 2021 infrastructure law could add 77 million tons of carbon to the atmosphere by 2040 due to increased highway spending, according to a Transportation for America report. (Smart Cities Dive)
- The Biden administration is seeking $8 billion in emergency funding for transportation repairs in areas hit hard by recent natural disasters. (Transport Topics)
- Transportation for America highlights successful votes for transit, walking and biking measures in Denver, Northern Virginia, Durham, North Carolina and Columbus, Ohio.
- The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority enacted the first of two planned fare hikes (CBS News). The second, larger hike may not be necessary now that Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced he's rerouting $153 million in federal highway money to the struggling agency (Spotlight PA).
- Michigan Republicans want to take money from schools and spend it on roads instead. (Detroit News)
- The D.C. Metro is preparing for a post-Thanksgiving crackdown on fare evasion. (NBC 4)
- Another good reason to take the train: More than 300 cars have been stolen from the Atlanta airport this year. (Fox 5)
- A Saporta Report writer compares the Atlanta Beltline to the Charlotte Rail Trail.
- Guerilla urbanists in Boulder put up real-looking and profane traffic signs urging drivers to slow down and hang up the phone. (Colorado Public Radio)
- London has started running tram-like electric buses with safety features like speed-limiting technology and audible warnings to pedestrians. (BBC)
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford thinks bike lanes are causing congestion, but government documents show that removing them will actually make congestion worse. (The Guardian)
Today's Headlines
Monday’s Headlines Induce Demand
$37 billion from the 2021 federal infrastructure law has gone to states for building new highways and widening existing ones, a recent report finds – and it's canceling out record funding for transit in the same bill.
By Blake Aued
Texas is one of the states that’s doing the most to put more cars on the road.
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