Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads
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Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Cars
Report: Uber’s Software Flaws Led to Fatal Crash
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The self-driving Uber car that killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 was not programmed to identify pedestrians outside of a crosswalk and lacked software that could have spared her life, a federal safety agency said.
It’s Progressives vs. Labor over Transportation Money
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It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.
South Carolina Traps Poorest in Cycle of Debt
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We don't often sympathize with drivers, but the way South Carolina fines them appears to be an attack on the poor and residents of transit deserts.
Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl
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A new study shows traffic congestion in cities will become significantly worse if autonomous vehicles proliferate.
All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much
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Government workers are turning to Uber and Lyft on business trips, with a 922-percent increase in spending last year, newly released records from the General Services Administratiaon show. At the same time, workers are using less transit.