Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Today’s Headlines

Drivers are killing more pedestrians than ever, and The Guardian wonders if self-driving cars could be a solution. The answer, according to a New York Times columnist, is not smarter cars, but fewer cars. After years of decline, transit ridership ticked up nationally in 2018. Cities that posted gains included Washington, D.C., New York City, […]

Black and gay passengers, and even people perceived to be LGBTQ supporters, are more likely to have their taxi driver cancel on them, according to a new study. (NBC News) Public pensions are investing in Uber, which means taxpayers might wind up bailing out the money-losing company. (Quartz) Traffic congestion is becoming a crisis in […]

Politico helps you keep track of the Democratic presidential candidates’ stances on the issues, including transportation and carbon emissions, though a lot of them don’t seem to have much to say about either. Twelve states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and Washington, D.C. released a framework for a cap-and-invest system for greenhouse gas emissions, charging […]

“Green bonds” to pay for things like better transit infrastructure and flood control are one way cities can combat climate change. (Public Source) Uber pulled its JUMP e-bikes from Atlanta and San Diego last month, which could be a sign that the end is nigh for dockless bike-shares. (Outside) Cincinnati residents will vote next year […]

Uber added several safety features to its app in the wake of a Washington Post investigation that found the company is more concerned with protecting itself than drivers or passengers. (Gizmodo) A top congressional Republican says the GOP is no longer interested in an infrastructure bill, although a highway spending reauthorization bill remains in play. […]

Uber CEO Dana Khosrowshahi tells The Verge about his plans to become the “Amazon of transportation” and control the way people move around cities, from adding transit stops and subway tickets to the app to bikes and scooters to delivery service. John Forester, who helped pioneer the biking-as-transportation movement in the 1970s, talks about his […]