Tuesday’s Headlines Breathe Easy

• Creating low-traffic neighborhoods creates health benefits that are 100 times greater than the cost of implementing them, according to a London study. (The Guardian)
• Companies have wasted $50 billion trying to develop self-driving cars that could’ve been spent on transit or high-speed rail instead. (Jalopnik)
• A new Federal Highway Administration policy requires states to assess roadways for bike and pedestrian safety. (Smart Cities Dive)
• The FHWA approved a plan to add four lanes to I-94 through Milwaukee, although a lawsuit is likely. (Urban Milwaukee)
• Maryland lawmakers do not want to pay for a high-speed rail line between New York and Washington, D.C. (Baltimore Fishbowl)
• There a still a lot of questions about a proposal for an elevated bullet train through Dallas. (D Magazine)
• Portland’s transportation commissioner, who’s running for mayor, is being a bit cagey about whether he supports bike lanes. (Mercury)
• Limited Amtrak service has resumed in Southern California, where a landslide blocked tracks in January. (KTLA)
• The cost of extending Bay Area Rapid Transit rail to San Jose rose again to $12.75 billion. (Spotlight)
• The Washington state legislature is loosening restrictions on using cameras for traffic enforcement. (The Urbanist)
• Today Atlanta is synonymous with gridlock, but 100 years ago it had a world-class streetcar system. (Atlanta Magazine)
• Other European cities want to follow Paris’ lead and discourage SUVs. (CNBC)

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