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Wednesday’s Headlines Go On, Take the Money and Bike

France, the Netherlands and the U.K. do it. So why doesn't the U.S. incentivize people to ride e-bikes to work?

  • Why not pay people to commute by e-bike? (Momentum Mag)
  • U.S House Republicans say they're leveling the playing field by instituting a $250 fee on electric vehicles, but EV owners would actually pay more than double, on average, what the average gas-powered car owner pays in fuel taxes (Autoblog). The Washington Post further broke down the results.
  • Vox believes computers are better at driving cars than people, and they may be right — just not necessarily because Waymo says so.
  • Walmart is building a network of EV chargers. (Inc.)
  • How can colleges reduce the risks of e-bikes on campuses where students are walking? (Campus Safety)
  • In contrast to a 2010 estimate of more than $100 billion (Slate), the Transit Costs Project thinks train travel times in the Northeast Corridor could be cut drastically for a mere $17 billion.
  • A bipartisan group of Congress members is requesting $400 million in funding for transit projects to prepare for the World Cup. (Bloomberg)
  • Transit funding is one of Gov. Josh Shapiro's last remaining challenges as the Pennsylvania legislative session approaches a close (Philadelphia Tribune). He stands a good chance of accomplishing that based on a bill approved Monday (Capital-Star).
  • Far from being small government/local control conservatives, Republicans in the Texas legislature continue to seek new ways to tell cities what they can do with their money and their roads. (Texas Tribune)
  • The rest of metro Charlotte just sent a message to a holdout mayor to get behind a less-than-ideal agreement with North Carolina Republican state lawmakers on transit funding. (WFAE)
  • Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is proposing to blunt the impact of transportation budget cuts by raising parking rates and rideshare fees. (BikePortland)
  • A billion-dollar plan for bus rapid transit in Northern Virginia is coming closer to fruition. (FFXnow)
  • The Charleston Post and Courier editorial board keeps pushing for more complete streets.
  • Portland has three freeway ramps to nowhere. (Willamette Week)
  • If you're a millennial, riding the train in Seattle might make you feel your age. (Seattle Times)

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