Talking Headways Podcast: Electric Bus Opportunities and Barriers
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Let's talk about why one of China's biggest cities has 16,000 electric buses — and New York has like four.
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Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
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A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
Milwaukee’s Transit Service in Crisis as Leaders Bicker
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The Wisconsin city may cut 16 bus routes serving vulnerable residents if it can't dig up $5.9 million.
Atlanta Bans E-Scooters at Night After Drivers Kill Four Riders
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Drivers, however, still may use city streets at all hours — even though motor-vehicle crashes killed 115 people in Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, in 2017.
Uber is a Slow-Motion Tragedy
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More congested cities. Weakened transit systems. To top it off, Uber lost $5.2 billion last quarter.
Minneapolis Just Banned Drive-Throughs
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Safer walking, cleaner air, less noise. Minneapolis hopes phasing out drive-throughs will help it meet its climate goals.
Salt Lake City May Create Free-Fare Transit
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Two mayoral candidates have plans to make transit free. And a new survey shows overwhelming public support.
Talking Headways Podcast: Access as a Metric
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Access is a way to measure how easy it is to get places — often jobs — in how much time.
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.
Koch Bros. Cash Helping to Kill Phoenix Transit
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The Latino business owner who was the face of the campaign has quit, saying she was "used."
Shared Motor-Scooters Coming to D.C.
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The District Department of Transportation is launching a four-month pilot program to invite shared motor-scooters to zip through the city, officials announced last week.
Des Moines Rezoning is Anti-Urban—And Maybe Racist
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The Iowa capital is proposing zoning changes that discourage density, will raise the cost of housing, and undermine transit.