Democrats’ Climate Plans Lack Vision for City Transit
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So far, no one has seriously grappled with how to help free Americans from over-dependence on driving.
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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.
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.
Nashville Plans New Transit Hub
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Music City could use a transit tune-up — and a new transit center could be a key step forward. Nashville’s civic leaders had hoped to lure more Tennesseans out of their cars and get them zipping across downtown, by building 26 miles of light rail lines and eight new bus lanes with a $5.4 billion […]
Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars
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Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.