Today’s Headlines
Basics
Tuesday’s Headlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $423 million in grants for 94 bus projects in 42 states, including electric and compressed natural gas buses for numerous agencies, a new transit station in Flagstaff, a streamlined fare collection system in Detroit and bus security cameras in Nevada. (Mass Transit Mag) Car-centric suburbs like Montgomery County, Maryland … Continued
December 3, 2019
Monday’s Headlines
Flying is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, both from planes themselves and the cars people drive to catch a flight. The billions invested in airport expansions should be redirected to regional rail instead. (Curbed) The wheels are starting to turn in Congress on legislation regulating autonomous vehicles, although no new bills have been … Continued
December 2, 2019
Friday’s Headlines
Streetsblog is taking Black Friday off to bike to the mall, but here are a few stories to laze into under the influence of tryptophan:
November 29, 2019
Thanksgiving Day Headlines
Streetsblog is taking the Thanksgiving holiday off, but here are a few stories to enjoy with your turkey:
November 28, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines
London authorities told Uber it can no longer operate in the city because it hasn’t done enough to stop unlicensed and uninsured drivers from carrying passengers. The ride-hailing giant plans to appeal. (New York Post) Apps that combine all modes of transportation into one could convince young people to ditch their cars. (Wall Street Journal) … Continued
November 26, 2019
Monday’s Headlines
Vision Zero doesn’t seem to be working. Even though dozens of American cities have pledged to eliminate traffic deaths, they continue to rise nationwide. City Lab looks into why Vision Zero hasn’t lived up to its surname in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C. A bill introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin … Continued
November 25, 2019
Friday’s Headlines
Jalopnik says the National Transportation Safety Board should have come down harder on Uber for putting self-driving cars that weren’t ready for prime time on the road, one of which killed a pedestrian in Tempe. The NTSB also indulged in a little victim-blaming by noting that the woman who was killed was not at a … Continued
November 22, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines
In New York City, a video of police arresting a woman selling churros on the subway went viral. A fare hike in Chile sparked a massive movement against inequality. Protests in Hong Kong are also centered around transportation, and protesters in London tried to disrupt subway service. Why is transit so closely tied to social … Continued
November 21, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines
A National Transportation Safety Board report issued Tuesday blames Uber’s disregard for self-driving cars’ safety risks and a distracted backup driver for a killing a woman who was crossing the street in Arizona last year, and calls for tightening oversight of autonomous vehicles on public roads (Bloomberg, CNET). That’s sure to be a topic of … Continued
November 20, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines
President Obama started the TIGER grant program to fund innovative mass transit projects, but the Trump administration is spending most of the money on roads instead. (City Lab, Streetsblog) Attention, reporters: Research shows that when the media refers to car “crashes” or “collisions,” rather than “accidents,” and assigns agency to drivers who crash their cars, … Continued
November 19, 2019