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Talking Headways Podcast: How MPOs Can Help Design Safe Streets
Can federal Metropolitan Planning Organizations help localities build complete streets and create safe bike infrastructure? Yes, but it's hard!
Thursday’s High-Tech Headlines
Three ways technology is changing transportation, plus more bad financial news from local transit agencies in today's headlines.
US DOT Takes Critical Step to Stop Assaults on Transit Workers
U.S. transit agencies must identify where transit workers are at risk of assault, and what they're doing to protect them — which could force some officials to take a hard look at whether those strategies are working.
National Park Service Weighs Cutting Car Traffic to Yosemite
The National Park Service is winding up a two-year planning process, and will accept public comment on its proposed Visitor Access Management Plan until September 30.
After Short-Lived Ban, Kei Trucks Get the OK In Massachusetts
The tempest over kei trucks reflects an approach to regulations that has historically prioritized safety for people inside motor vehicles at the expense of safety for everyone else.
Report Shows — Again — Why Cities Must Build Safe Bike Lanes
"We need more protected, low-stress infrastructure," says the bike manager for a major Midwestern city. A report shows he's right.
Bicycle Transit Systems Beefs Up To Compete With Lyft After Acquiring BCycle
When the new acquisition finalizes next month, Bicycle Transit will operate in nearly 30 cities — more than three-times as much as its publicly traded competition.
Carpocalypse Now: New York MTA Releases Granular Bus Speed Data Showing Need for Congestion Pricing
The new segmented data allows everyone to see which sections of bus routes are most clogged by traffic — and, by extension, which would have benefitted the most from congestion pricing.
Wednesday’s Mega-Headlines Don’t Come Around Here Anymore
If you don't have access to a car or a train, it just got a lot harder to get from one city to another.
The Challenge: A Week Without Driving
Streetsblog boardmember Abby Arnold pledges to go without driving for a week, and to tell Streetsblog readers all about it.
