Friday’s Headlines Are In Demand

• More evidence of induced demand: Between 1993 and 2017, 100 U.S. cities expanded highway capacity by 42 percent. Yet traffic congestion still rose by 144 percent. (Random Lengths News)
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to require all new cars and SUVs to come equipped with automatic emergency braking that would save pedestrians’ lives. (Washington Post)
• With the right policies, transportation emissions can be cut by 22 percent in 15 years with no loss of quality of life. (Phys.org)
• More than half of highway contractors reported that a crash occurred in their work zone last year. (Construction Dive)
• In California, old-school lefties’ suspicion of developers — and change in general — is clashing with younger progressives’ push for bike lanes and housing. (New York Times)
• Minnesota Democrats say they’ve created a nationwide model for transportation funding with a budget that pours hundreds of millions into Twin Cities transit and intercity rail. (Governing)
• California transit agencies continue to ramp up pleas to the state government for help. (Government Technology)
• Austin’s light rail project can move forward after Texas Republican lawmakers ran out of time to derail it. (Austin Monitor)
• Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is bringing back the City Center Connector streetcar, a controversial project even among transit advocates. (Seattle Times)
• Proving that transit is in demand, real estate prices in Florida are rising fastest near rail stations. (Florida Realtors)
• Denver is redoubling its Vision Zero efforts as traffic deaths have continued to rise since the program began. (Denverite)
• Portland’s Pedalpalooza bike festival kicked off on Thursday. (Mercury)
• Given the chance to name Charlotte’s new bike-lane sweeper, voters chose the creative moniker of Sweepy McSweepface. (WCNC)
• “The Dukes of Hazzard” was a documentary. (WCTV)

source https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/02/fridays-headlines-are-in-demand/