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Waymo robotaxis have a problem stopping for school buses to let students off, which is generally illegal, not to mention dangerous. A subsequent software update didn't fix it. (Jalopnik)
The TSA falls under the Department of Homeland Security, but if were part of the U.S. DOT, Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter said her dad would abolish the "Orwellian" agency after Evita Duffy-Campos was patted down at an airport security checkpoint. (New York Times)
Zohran Mamdani's promise of fast buses in New York City might be harder to fulfill than finding billions of dollars to make them free. (CityLab)
Adding bike and pedestrian lanes to the aging Chesapeake Bay Bridge's replacement would cost about $1 billion, which sounds like a lot until you consider that the new bridge's eight car lanes would cost $15 billion or more. (Baltimore Banner)
A new Phoenix light rail line might steer clear of a hostile Arizona Capitol. (Daily Independent)
The chair of the Massachusetts Senate's Transit Committee is ready to keep fighting for transit funding. (News From the States)
St. Petersburg is replacing on-street parking with wider sidewalks and outdoor seating on a downtown street known for nightlife. (St. Pete Rising)
Albuquerque is installing bike lane barriers along MLK Jr. Avenue as part of its Vision Zero initiative. (KRQE)
El Paso appointed a committee to create a regional Vision Zero plan. (CBS 4)
A pilot program in Austin aimed at slowing down drivers making left-hand turns significantly reduced crashes at low cost. (Community Impact)
Bird e-bikes are now available for rent through the Lyft app in Denver, Nashville and Cleveland. (Zag Daily)
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have been brutalizing and killing people who they perceive as threats. Is mass automobility multiplying their pretext to do it?
"We're not going to fix decades of inequitable investment in one year, and things like the high-frequency bus network and the Red Line Extension are really important, but the work isn't done."
Widening a highway to cure congestion is like losing weight by buying bigger pants — but thanks to the same principle of "induced demand," adding bike paths and train lines to cure climate actually works.
