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Tuesday’s Headlines Ship Carbon Restrictions

The International Maritime Organization agreed to the first-ever global tax on carbon emissions. The U.S. is not participating, of course.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on April 15, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines Ship Carbon Restrictions

Photo: Teng Yuhong

Many of the world’s largest nations, though not the U.S., have agreed to limit carbon emissions from shipping, fining themselves $100 for every ton greenhouse gases above a certain level. (Associated Press)
The Eno Center for Transportation covered a House committee hearing on transit funding.
In a recent corporate report, Lyft calls itself a complement to, not competition for, transit service. (Cities Today)
Online food delivery service DoorDash is bringing sidewalk robots to the U.S., starting with Chicago and Los Angeles. (Chain Store Age)
Streetsblog LA editor Joseph Linton filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles alleging that excluding bike lanes from a Vermont Avenue bus lane project violates a 2024 referendum known as Measure HLA requiring the city to stop dragging its feet on implementing a 2015 mobility plan. (L.A. Times)
A bill filed by Charlotte’s only Republican state legislator would let a transportation sales tax referendum move forward without a cap on rail spending, allowing the Silver Line to move forward. (Observer)
Philadelphia transit riders rallied to save SEPTA (WHYY) from drastic 20 percent service cuts and fare hikes in response to a projected $100 million budget deficit (Inquirer).
A $4 million federal grant will allow Milwaukee’s Bublr Bikes to add 500 new bikes and 800 docks to its bikeshare network. (OnMilwaukee)
After a decade of fighting, dads in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood are finally getting bike lanes near an elementary school. (NBC DFW)
The Seattle DOT is considering a 75 cent streetcar fare hike. (The Urbanist)
Three out of four winners in Grand Junction, Colorado city council races were opposed to new downtown bike lanes. (Colorado Public Radio)
A freeze on federal grant money has forced Ann Arbor to stop work on protected bike lanes and other safety projects. (MLive)
A Viking drinking horn, Shrek ears and a taxidermied rabbit were among the odd items left behind on Ubers last year. (CBS News)

Blake Aued

Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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