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Friday’s Headlines Quit the Space Race

Money for Acela, the D.C. Metro and other transit systems could have been spent on a moon base instead. Get a history lesson in today's headlines.

President Lyndon Johnson announces his Great Society anti-poverty agenda at the University of Michigan’s 1964 commencement ceremony.

|University of Michigan
  • Prompted by news that Trump whisperer Elon Musk is not a fan of NASA's Artemis program, Jalopnik shares the story of how LBJ canceled plans for a moon base in order to fund the Great Society, including starting the U.S. DOT and building urban transit systems.
  • GM reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission not to share data on driver locations or behavior collected by its cars for five years. (Reuters)
  • Once derided for its downtown-killing big box stores, Walmart has build a new corporate headquarters in Arkansas that's a walkable, bikeable extension of downtown Bentonville. (Fast Company)
  • The Charlotte Area Transit System offered four options for expansion, assuming state legislators allow a $19 billion tax referendum to move forward. (Observer)
  • RFK Stadium needs a second D.C. Metro station. (Greater Greater Washington)
  • Charging and parking for robotaxis is taking up space in San Francisco that could be used for housing. (Chronicle)
  • For the second time, Atlanta transit agency MARTA is asking the Georgia legislature for permission to use bus-mounted cameras to catch drivers blocking bike lanes. (Axios)
  • Tampa is extending the Green Spine cycle track by three miles. (Fox 13)
  • Boulder officials are floating plans to extend bike lanes and other safety improvements on 30th Street. (Weekly)
  • The UK's 20-mile-per-hour speed limit is saving drivers money on their car insurance. (The Guardian)
  • Ontario's war on bike lanes is really about Toronto's urban versus suburban politics. (Next City)
  • Canadian cities are organizing bike buses as a safe and healthy way to get kids to school. (Cycling Magazine)
  • Barcelona's "superblocks" where traffic is restricted has made residents happier and healthier. (Reasons to Be Cheerful)

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