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The UNC Chapel Hill analysis with the provocative title “Roundabouts Are For Rich People” recently found that the circular intersection design that reduces injury crashes by 80 percent was disproportionately sited in wealthy neighborhoods. And transportation officials can change those patterns of inequity by being more proactive about safety city-wide, Kea Wilson reports.
Check out that story and much more at the links below.
Amtrak’s new trains sound like a win-win for passengers and the environment.
Low-emissions zones work, but public backlash makes some politicians reluctant to embrace them.
Philadelphia’s automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles in the year since it launched.
When it comes to federal transit funding, small cities get more bang for the buck than big ones.
