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Transit Really Does Make Neighborhoods More Affordable (CityLab) St. Louis Puts Off Study of Potential MetroLink Expansions (Post-Dispatch) In DC, Dockless Bike-Share More Likely Than CaBi to Be Used By Women and People of Color (WaPo) Bikelash Hits Norfolk as Neighbors Divide Over New Bike Lane (WAVY) Charleston Bridge Closure a Chance for Smarter Transpo […]

FTA Gives States Hit by Hurricanes $277 Million to Rebuild Transit Systems (RT&S) Court Rules Uber and Lyft Should Release Passenger Data to City (Seattle Times) Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging KC Streetcar Vote (Biz Journal) The Case for Traffic Signals That Give Buses Priority (City Lab) Driver Challenges Legality of Baltimore Bus Lanes (WBAL) Business […]

Donald Shoup on Housing, Uber, Why Drivers Are Irrational About Parking (CityLab) Detroit Business Leaders Continue Push for Regional Transit Plan (Detroit News) Attempt to Kill Transit Could Also Kill NC’s Chances at Apple, Amazon (WRAL) Why Build a New Ramp to a Clogged Freeway? (Curbed) Here Are All the Projects That Didn’t Make the […]

North Carolina Budget Effectively Kills All Future Light Rail (Indy Week, Observer) With Ridership Down, AJC Asks Atlantans Why They Stopped Using MARTA Albuquerque BRT’s Latest Setback: Buses’ Battery Life (KOAT) Pittsburgh Construction Is a Headache for Cyclists (WESA) Hawaii’s Next Governor Will Play Bigger Role in Honolulu Transit (Civil Beat) Bike-Share and Transit Both […]

Massachusetts Budget Includes More Funding for Transit (WAMC 1, 2) Chapel Hill-Durham Light Rail Route May Lose Funding (WRAL) Henry County Leaders Hope for Transit Expansion South of Atlanta (Herald) DC Metro’s Ban on Paying Fares With Cash Has Some Riders Worried (WTOP) Suburban Kansas City Residents Fight for Trees Instead of a Road Widening […]

Paying for Transit Fares Is Often Cheaper Than Building More Parking (Next City) Autonomous Cars Don’t Know When to Ask Human Drivers for Help (CityLab) Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Officially Buried, for Now (Roll Call) Sound Transit Takes a Leap of Faith on Uncertain Federal Funds (KOMO) What Can Dallas Do to Prevent Pedestrian Deaths? (D […]