Morning Round-Up + paragraph
1:18 PM EDT on August 8, 2024
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Wednesday’s Headlines Are Still Pretty Dirty
By Blake Aued
Plug-in hybrids are a “greenwashing stunt” that are not much cleaner or fuel efficient than fully gas-powered cars, according to Transport & Environment.
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Tuesday’s Headlines Cheap Out
By Blake Aued
A bill to keep transportation money flowing rolls back funds to pre-infrastructure act levels.
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Friday’s Headlines Are on a Greyhound Bound for Nowhere
By Blake Aued
Actually, intercity buses go a lot more places now.
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Talking Headways Podcast: New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies
By Jeff Wood
“Strong reforms are necessary in California if we’re going to have public transit agencies that are successful,” says this week’s guest.
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Never Mind the Bollards, Here Come Thursday’s Headlines
By Blake Aued
Despite the constraints they place on public spaces, the barriers are necessary to protect people from weaponized vehicles.
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If Wednesday’s Headlines Ain’t First, They’re Last
By Blake Aued
Like Ricky Bobby, too many American drivers just wanna go fast.
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