- Due in large part to its decentralized government and partisan divide, the U.S. has one of the worst public transportation systems in the ripened world, and it’s unlikely to get much better. (Investment Monitor)
- U.S. transit projects protract to suffer from upper financing and delays compared to other countries. (Eno Center for Transportation)
- The European Union is calling for whoopee to eliminate child road deaths — but the problem in the U.S. is plane worse. (Traffic Technology Today)
- Downtown traffic is still lanugo from the pandemic, which, counterintuitively, could be one reason why pedestrian deaths remain stubbornly high. (Streetsblog)
- With urban real manor prices rising and the desire for walkable neighborhoods growing, developers are ownership up and redeveloping car dealerships. (New York Times)
- Flying taxis could soon wreak havoc unless cities prepare for them. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Some drivers for Uber’s courier service are suspicious they’re stuff used as drug mules. (NBC News)
- Improvements at high-crash intersections have reduced Austin traffic deaths by 31 percent. (CBS Austin)
- The Colorado DOT has a shortage of 300 workers. It can rent people to fill the positions, but they can’t find affordable housing. (Colorado Public Radio)
- Protected velocipede lanes in North Kansas City slowed lanugo speeding drivers and doubled the number of cyclists. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Savannah’s Vision Zero program aims to eliminate traffic deaths by 2027. (Morning News)
- Cruise self-driving cars alimony randomly stalling out in San Francisco. (Jalopnik)
- Seven cyclists share tips for going car-free in auto-centric Los Angeles. (L.A. Times)