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By Blake Aued

12:23 AM EST on March 6, 2026

What are cities going to do about driverless cars? (Vox) Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sees robotaxis as a way to make Uber a $1 trillion company. (Semafor).
Many cities and states require property owners to shovel their own sidewalks when it snows (Yahoo!)
The California high-speed rail line keeps shrinking, with $1.7 billion projected to be cut. (Progressive Railroading)
More than 1,500 Waymos froze up during a December power outage in San Francisco. (Standard)
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is leading the charge for more transit funding. (Examiner)
Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s new map favors frequency on popular routes. (WESA)
Kansas City can’t seem to grapple with riders who can’t afford fare but rely on transit. (KCUR)
Bike lanes are encroaching on renters who are too old to be driving, according to one Portland landlord. (KOIN)
Huntsville, otherwise known as Rocket City, is creating pathways for cyclists and pedestrians on Earth. (WAFF)
It may not be Vision Zero, but Nevada is aiming to cut traffic deaths 35 percent by 2035. (Planetizen)
Like it or not, new bike lanes are happening in Richmond (WTOP). where Richmond Magazine declared in the Year of the Pedestrian.
Toronto reduced car traffic and increased bike traffic on Shaw Street. (NACTO)
Seventy years ago the Omaha streetcar made its final ride. (WOWT)

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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