Tuesday’s Headlines Cut Carbon
- The Biden administration’s $6.4 billion Carbon Reduction Program will pay for smaller state projects that get cars off the road. States are required to submit their plans by mid-November. (Stateline)
- Axios mapped the popularity of bikeshares in various cities, led by New York with 87 rides per 1,000 people last year, double the number from 2019.
- New Jersey transit advocates are lobbying for a dedicated funding source to erase NJ Transit’s looming $1 billion budget deficit. (NJ.com)
- Almost 1,000 guns have been stolen from Nashville vehicles so far this year. (Yahoo! News)
- Why do Denver International Airport officials want to widen a road to the airport rather than improve a light rail line? (Denverite)
- If it weren’t surrounded by forbidding roads, the Seattle Center, home to numerous sports and cultural attractions, could be the city’s premier pedestrian space. (The Urbanist)
- Maryland traffic deaths are up 12 percent compared to this time last year. (Eye on Annapolis)
- Light rail cost overruns are causing some state legislators to look at overhauling the Twin Cities’ Met Council. (CBS News)
- A new group has emerged in Atlanta to fight light rail along the Beltline walking and biking trail. (AJC)
- A Portland cargo-bike delivery company will partner with the Biketown bikeshare on battery swaps. (Bike Portland)
- Cruise is bringing robotaxis to Houston. (Houston Public Media)
- A split Asheville city council approved two protected downtown bike lanes. (Mountain XPress)
- Charleston finally laid down a sidewalk in front of a state office that serves the visua
- Spain’s high-speed rail system is so popular and life-changing that no government would ever give up on a project. (The Guardian)
source https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/10/17/tuesdays-headlines-cut-carbon
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