Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar
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Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.
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Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere
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A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets. San Francisco Supervisor […]
Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’
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A City Councilwoman wants to turn a six-block area of Capitol Hill into a low-traffic biking and pedestrian zone.
Uber/Lyft Responsible For A Large Share of Traffic
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The cab companies account for traffic increases in major US cities, but most congestion still comes from personal cars and commercial vehicles, the companies' joint study shows.
Washington Faces Car Tax Reckoning
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Washington State could risk losing $4 billion in transportation funds if voters pass a ballot measure to slash a vehicle fee this November, a new report shows.
TOD-Da! Oregon Blocks Single-Family Zoning
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The Oregon legislature passed a bill striking low-density zoning in large cities on Sunday, a move that helps create transit-oriented development.