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Friday’s Headlines Look to the Future

Despite some minor reforms around the edges under President Biden, U.S. transportation remains a car-centric anachronism.

“The Jetsons” lied to us.

  • The federal transportation system remains mired in the 20th century, devoting vast sums to highway construction based on 1960s standards. (Transportation for America)
  • Shifting transportation funding from roads to transit would help the climate, save lives and address housing by giving people more choices of where to live. (Climate and Community)
  • Some blue-state leaders want to fight fire with fire by withholding tax revenue from the federal government in response to the Trump administration withholding states' grant money. (NBC News)
  • With no money to expand, U.S. transportation officials say technology is helping them make transit more efficient. (Route Fifty)
  • With a $300 million deficit and state funding uncertain, Portland's TriMet is planning 10 percent service cuts starting in November. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
  • Pittsburgh is replacing streetlights with adjustable LED versions that will save money as well as combat light pollution. (New York Times)
  • With a new bus rapid transit line and dozens of active transportation projects on the way, Spokane's aptly named Division Street could be a model for fixing other stroads. (Range Media)
  • The $11 million Park Street road diet in Jacksonville is complete. (News4Jax)
  • The driver who killed a Philadelphia doctor riding her bike last year was sentenced to six to 20 years in prison. (6 ABC)
  • Drivers hit five pedestrians and killed three in San Antonio last weekend, which sounds like a lot, but isn't that out of the ordinary. (San Antonio Report)
  • A driver killed a cyclist at a Denver intersection where a protected bike lane was once proposed but never built. (9 News)
  • By the end of the year, Austria's post office will be delivering all mail carbon-free, whether on foot, by bike or by electric vehicle. (Electrive)
  • Vietnam is banning gas-powered motorcycles in downtown Hanoi, with cars soon to follow. (Electrek)
  • Montreal's bikeshare system now rents out bike trailers. (Momentum)

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