Transportation: Page 5

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    Zero-emission bus demand adds to New Flyer backlog

    Supply chain issues are easing, says the transit bus maker's CEO, as the company works to fill market gaps left by competitors.

    By • Aug. 7, 2024
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    Opinion

    Congestion pricing alone won’t solve New York’s traffic problem

    Car-free streets, dedicated bus lanes, lower speed limits and variable toll pricing are among other cities' strategies for success, says TomTom's VP for traffic and travel information.

    By Ralf-Peter Schäfer • Aug. 6, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive

    From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
  • Several electric scooters on the sidewalk with people walking behind them.
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    Shared e-scooter operations in 3 cities adapt after 2023’s turbulence

    Seattle, Baltimore and Austin, Texas, took different approaches after micromobility company Superpedestrian shut down U.S. operations.

    By Benton Graham • Aug. 5, 2024
  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in front of a microphone in a U.S. Capitol hearing room.
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    Some US DOT equity performance goals lack clarity, accuracy, reliability: GAO report

    Actions the Transportation Department could take to better assess its progress on equity goals were among the report's recommendations.

    By • Aug. 5, 2024
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    Lighted crosswalks improve pedestrian safety at night, study shows

    More than 75% of pedestrian fatalities occur at night, but “solutions aren’t always complicated,” said Insurance Institute for Highway Safety President David Harkey.

    By • Aug. 2, 2024
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    New York transit chief paints grim picture for MTA without congestion pricing revenue

    As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority deals with the financial fallout from the congestion pricing pause, advocates filed two lawsuits seeking to overturn Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision.

    By • Aug. 1, 2024
  • Three illustrations of electric trains.
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    Permission granted by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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    Battery-powered trains coming to Boston

    The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority estimates the new trains will mitigate 17,700 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually compared with diesel trains.

    By • July 31, 2024
  • Waterfront view of a long open metal bridge.
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    Amtrak kicks off Northeast Corridor bridge project to make trains more reliable, faster

    Currently, trains must slow to 90 mph when crossing the 118-year-old Susquehanna bridge. After the $2.7 billion project is done, they will be able to reach 160 mph.

    By Julie Strupp • July 30, 2024
  • Bicyclists ride along a road with a car behind them.
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    Electric scooter and e-bike injuries have soared since 2017, study says

    Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, pointed to a need for better bike lanes, law enforcement and specific intervention strategies in high-use areas.

    By • July 29, 2024
  • Paris town hall draped with the city's 2024 Olympic logo and a plaza with people.
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    Olympics host-city Paris may teach Los Angeles a few things for 2028

    LA officials are closely watching how Paris enables visitors, athletes and commuters to get around, as Los Angeles gears up to host the event in four years.

    By • July 26, 2024
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    Congressional subcommittee debates value of federal road safety regulations

    A Republican member of Congress criticized the Biden administration’s “onerous regulatory agenda,” but one advocate argued inconveniences may be necessary to make road safety a priority.

    By • July 25, 2024
  • A man cycling to work on an e-bike in Downtown Los Angeles.
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    Micromobility ridership up 16% in US cities in 2023

    Even as shared bike and scooter rides continue to grow, affordability and limited city resources threaten future success, according to a new National Association of City Transportation Officials report.

    By • July 24, 2024
  • A row of electric vehicle chargers is seen from one end with a dark red vehicle parked and plugged in to the nearest charger.
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    How cities are using Biden’s $4.3B climate pollution reduction grants

    The grants “put local governments in the driver’s seat to develop climate solutions,” a federal official said. Cities and counties plan to use the money for electrification, bike-sharing, solar power and more.

    By • July 23, 2024
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    US House appropriations bill would slash DOT grants by $2B in FY2025

    House Republicans set out their priorities for transportation funding but acknowledge that the November election’s outcome will likely decide future spending.

    By • July 22, 2024
  • Aerial view of Jacksonville, Florida, with an elaborate highway interchange intersection showing
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    US attorneys aim to protect state emissions targets rule

    The federal government seeks to instate a 2023 Federal Highway Administration regulation after lower courts dealt blows to the policy.

    By David Taube • July 19, 2024
  • A blue New York City transit bus marked "clean-energy bus" travels along the curb lane under a sign for Fifth Avenue, with trees in the background.
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    New York MTA sued for alleged cuts to bus service

    A New York state judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday ordering the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to restore service that existed prior to July 12.

    By • July 19, 2024
  • Sun sets in the clouds over the Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River, which connects Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
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    DOT rolls out $5B in bridge infrastructure grants

    The grants will fund 13 economically significant projects to address traffic and freight bottlenecks.

    By Colin Campbell • July 18, 2024
  • A man helps a person in a wheelchair up a ramp into a vehicle.
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    Cities are paying this robotaxi company to work with them

    May Mobility operates self-driving vehicles to fill gaps in service and provide more accessible options for wheelchair users.

    By • July 18, 2024
  • Penn Station Partners, Amtrak’s redevelopment group, placed the project on hold
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    Construction project abandonments surge

    Developers are also delaying jobs, including Amtrak’s $175 million redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station.

    By Sebastian Obando • July 17, 2024
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    $607M in US DOT grants available for reconnecting communities

    This will be the final round of grants under the Biden administration's pilot program to restore neighborhoods split by highways and other transportation infrastructure.

    By • July 17, 2024
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    House GOP looks at transportation regulations in light of Chevron doctrine ruling

    Chairs of the Transportation and Infrastructure and House Oversight and Accountability committees asked three Cabinet leaders to compile information dating back to Jan. 20, 2021.

    By • July 16, 2024
  • Eight bicycles docked at a station under trees next to a sidewalk.
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    Bike-sharing’s future in Houston is uncertain after system shutdown

    The local transit agency was supposed to build a new bike-sharing system before the city’s old one shut down. It didn't, and nobody knows what will happen next.

    By Michael Brady • July 16, 2024
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    3 strategies to decarbonize transportation: US DOT report

    To meet U.S. greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris Agreement, the Transportation Department says the U.S. must reduce transportation emissions to near zero.

    By • July 15, 2024
  • A train at a station.
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    What US transit agencies worry most about right now

    Ridership, traffic congestion, finances, safety and transitioning bus fleets to cleaner fuels were were top of mind for transit agency leaders in a Keolis survey released today.

    By • July 11, 2024
  • A 40-foot, battery-powered electric bus drives along a street on February 02, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
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    FTA awards nearly $1.5B for cleaner transit buses

    Projects in 117 communities received grants for low- or no-emission bus purchases and upgrades to bus facilities.

    By • July 10, 2024