Monday’s Headlines Keep Rising Forever

• Projections assuming that motorists will keep driving more and more miles can become self-fulfilling prophecies when transportation planners try to accommodate the demand rather than working to reduce it. (Planetizen)
• A new Federal Transit Administration directive requires transit agencies to do something about assaults against their employees. (Trains)
• It’s not true that Kamala Harris is busing supporters to rallies to artificially boost attendance. (Reuters)
• A New York judge ruled that a legal effort to revive congestion pricing can proceed. (NY Times)
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill strengthening Caltrans’ complete streets policy. (CalBikes, Streetsblog CAL)
• If voters repeal Washington state’s landmark climate law this fall, it would be a huge blow for transit funding. (The Urbanist)
• A long-range plan for Twin Cities Metro Transit would shift money away from express buses for downtown commuters and toward serving people who wish to live a car-free lifestyle. (streets.mn)
• The GoTriangle CEO who was brought on to guide a North Carolina light rail project is leaving because the feds have made clear they won’t fund the project, essentially killing it. (Raleigh News & Observer)
• Detroit is reshaping Gratiot Avenue, a major thoroughfare where drivers have hit 100 pedestrians and killed 38 people in the past four years. (Michigan Chronicle)
• Next year Colorado legislators will consider a fee on cars and light trucks to fund bike lanes and other safety improvements for non-drivers. (Newsline)
• College Park has a plan to expand bike lanes around the University of Maryland. (DC News Now)
• A Milwaukee “art car” covered in traffic cones that was designed to draw attention to reckless driving broke down a month after its launch. (Journal-Sentinel)

source https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/30/mondays-headlines-keep-rising-forever