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A Miami citizens group wants the county to stop spending funds earmarked for transit expansion on maintaining the existing system. (Miami Times) The Arizona Republic casts a light-rail debate in Phoenix as “Four (Car) Lanes or Two?” Here’s a deep dive: Uber’s classification of workers as independent contractors is bilking them out of wages and […]

Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is open to Northern Virginia communities’ demands to cut transit funding in favor of roads. If that happens, where would dedicated funding for the D.C. Metro come from? (WaPo) Miami-Dade’s transportation board has approved the county’s first bus rapid transit line, ignoring critics who pointed out that elected officials promised […]

Asheville police issued a report on reforms spurred by an officer beating, choking and using a stun gun on a black man he accused of jaywalking. (WLOS) Portland is testing pre-fab islands that would keep buses from having to pull up to the curb to pick up passengers, blocking bike lanes. (BikePortland) Annapolis Mayor Gavin […]

With the federal government and many states hostile to transit, cities are often on their own. The City of Durham recently announced that it can pick up the $57-million shortfall created when the North Carolina legislature cut funding for Durham-Orange light rail. (WRAL) Uber is hoping to head off municipal regulation by focusing on bikes […]

In response to a dip in ridership, Sacramento Regional Transit has cut fares by 25 cents a ride and brought back transfers — the first price reductions in its 50-year history. Fares had been among the highest in the country after a 2016 hike. (SacBee) Uber put the brakes on its self-driving car program after […]

The shortfalls in Move Seattle, the $930 million tax levy for transportation, are coming into focus, with bus upgrades and bike lanes likely to fall by the wayside, but still no decision on exactly what to scale back. The deficit stems from underestimated construction costs and the Trump Administration’s reluctance to disburse federal transit funds. […]