Monday’s Headlines Climb Mount Doom

• The “doom loop” has arrived, with federal funding for transit running out, cities cutting service and ridership still not fully recovered from the pandemic. (Streetsblog USA)
• The work-from-home trend shouldn’t mean transit agencies cut service. Instead, they should be expanding to help people get places other than work. (Philadelphia Citizen)
• The Biden administration’s tax subsidy program for fossil fuel companies that bury carbon underground lacks safeguards. (New York Times)
• The Transit app now includes safe bike routes that riders can customize based on their preferences. (Mass Transit)
• In his latest book, pro-transit architect Vishaan Chakrabarti makes the case that hyperdensity is the key to solving climate change and social divisions. (Bloomberg)
• The Houston Metro will not restart the city’s shuttered bikeshare this year, instead pivoting to microtransit. (Landing)
• Sound Transit should reconsider Seattle light rail extensions that have been beset by cost overruns. (The Urbanist)
• A new proposal for a West Baltimore shared-use path doesn’t even meet the city’s own Complete Streets criteria. (Baltimore Beat)
• Detroit’s transit agency is taking over the QLine streetcar. (Urbanize Detroit)
• Ridership is trending up on the Twin Cities’ Metro Transit, with August the busiest month of the year so far. (Star Tribune)
• No one seems to know when Amtrak will resume service on the Gulf Coast. (Mass Transit)
• New Haven, Connecticut is creating a mixed-use development around its Amtrak station. (Public Square)
• Frankfurt, Kentucky opened a new transit center. (State Journal)
• Arch Daily highlights 15 of the best pedestrian bridges from around the world.

source https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/23/mondays-headlines-climb-mount-doom