- The Trump administration is challenging climate-friendly transportation programs in blue states, like California high-speed rail, congestion pricing in New York City and federal funding for transit in New York and Washington, D.C. (Grist)
- The New York Times profiled delivery drivers who lost their livelihood when the app deactivated their account for no apparent reason.
- Commuter rail in Northern Virginia similar to Maryland's Purple Line would help fix Beltway congestion. (Greater Greater Washington)
- A new online Vision Zero tool allows Indianapolis residents to report everything from broken sidewalks to dangerous drivers. (Mirror Indy)
- Louisville is developing its first speed management plan as part of its Vision Zero program. (WDRB)
- In an effort to bring down housing costs, a Montana bill would limit the amount of parking cities can require in new developments. (Free Press)
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire wants to remove a crosswalk in a location where drivers previously killed two pedestrians. (Chron)
- Oregon rolled out a voluntary vehicle-miles-driven fee program in 2015, but very few drivers signed up. Now, one lawmaker wants to force electric vehicle owners to participate because they don't pay gas taxes. (Willamette Week)
- Minnesota Republicans want to cancel the Northern Lights Express rail line between Duluth and the Twin Cities. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- A grant that paid to make bus fares free in Richmond is about to run out. (Virginia Mercury)
- Austin NIMBYs are trying to stop two mixed-use developments on transit station parking lots. (Monitor)
- San Antonio is offering 244 $1,000 e-bike vouchers. (News4SA)
- When officials in Graz, Austria canceled plans for a bike lane, residents made it themselves. (The Cooldown)
- A transportation engineering professor gives a tour of pedestrian-friendly Zurich. (YouTube)
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Friday’s Headlines Hit the Brakes
New administrations often reverse policies, but rarely do they go after money already allocated like the Trump administration is doing, Grist reports.
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