Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Today’s Headlines

Nashville, Atlanta, Phoenix, Las Vegas and North Carolina all rejected transit. Ridership dropped almost everywhere. Gas prices are down. Americans are buying more cars. Poorer people are being pushed out of city centers. Millennials are riding scooters or just walking. Overall, it’s been a bad year for transit. (Governing) The Stranger, Seattle’s alt-weekly, delves into […]

At least eight people have died and 1,500 have been injured while riding rented e-scooters, leading to renewed calls for regulation, bans and better road design. (Consumer Reports) As previously reported, protected bike lanes slow down traffic and make streets safer for everyone, not just cyclists. (Fast Company, City Lab) San Francisco’s dispute with Lyft-owned […]

The growing popularity of electric bikes that can go up to 30 miles per hour is raising legal questions about where they should be ridden. (Forbes) Two groups representing municipal lawyers and local transportation officials are recommending how cities should handle the mobility data they collect. (Government Technology) Texas drivers have free rein to blow […]

Uber continues to lose an insane amount of money (Tech Crunch) and investors continue to question whether it will ever be profitable (CNBC). Executives of both Uber and the similarly unprofitable Lyft say their price war might be coming to an end (Market Watch). While Uber is pinning its hopes on food delivery, Lyft is […]

Portland and Sidewalk Labs are using cellphone data to see how people move around the city, which could help planners make better decisions, but also raises privacy concerns. Next up: Testing the Replica software in Chicago and Kansas City. (GeekWire) Los Angeles is also collected tons of data on e-scooter use. It has the largest […]

To avoid parking fees and wasting gas by circling around, autonomous cars could create their own traffic jams. (NPR) Robot taxis would also be a threat to public transit if they ever hit the streets. (Business Insider) Could cargo bikes with pedal assist (Outside) and/or Dutch-style Gazelle e-bikes (Treehugger) one day replace cars? The densely populated […]