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Deep DiveMapping the impact of dockless vehicles
This week: Chicago prepares for 10 scooter companies to hit the streets, a glitch enables scooters to exceed speed limits and more in our roundup.
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Sacramento to offer students free transit starting this fall
The program is expected to drastically increase Sacramento Regional Transit's student ridership, up to 600% in the first year.
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FCC to distribute $166M in rural broadband funding for 22 states
The Connect America fund will provide $1.5 billion over 10 years to bring broadband access to 700,000 rural homes and businesses.
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Providence, RI releases complete streets draft master plan
A key point of the plan is to create a comprehensive "urban trail network" that connects each of the city's neighborhoods.
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Utility, EV coalition calls for 50% transportation energy reduction by 2050
The 50x50 Transportation Commission laid out more than three dozen policy recommendations, calling for stronger funding in electric vehicle infrastructure, among other things.
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Bloomberg: Waiting on climate action 'isn't good enough'
The former New York mayor injects urgency into the fight against climate change, signaling that local, state and business leaders should head the initiative.
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Uber Elevate shows off skyport concepts
Plans include mega skyports which could handle 1,000 landing vehicles an hour on a footprint of less than two acres.
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E-scooter company Bird acquires competitor Scoot
Bird said the move will offer users more vehicles and service in new communities, including potentially the long-desired market of San Francisco.
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NYC extends cap on for-hire vehicle licenses
Mayor Bill de Blasio added a cap on "deadheading," the for-hire vehicle practice of driving without a passenger.
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Q&ASocial butterfly: Saskatoon Transit turns to Instagram influencers to boost ridership
The transit agency of Canadian province Saskatchewan will use social media influencers to inspire residents to travel in new ways.
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Argo AI announces third-generation AV, expands testing to Detroit
The Ford Fusion Hybrid's upgraded safety features include redundant braking and steering systems, maintaining control in case of a unit failure.
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Uber touts new partnerships, big plans at Elevate Summit
The company announced it will test its Uber Air flying taxis in Melbourne, Australia, and will partner with AT&T on communications.
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Amazon donates $8M to curb homelessness in Seattle, Arlington, VA
The contributions will go toward building permanent affordable housing capacity near the company's headquarters.
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Uber sued over wheelchair accessibility in Pittsburgh
The suit asks that Uber modify its policies and practices to make wheelchair-accessible vehicles more available on its platform.
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State AGs file lawsuit to block Sprint-T-Mobile merger
Officials from nine states and Washington, DC sued to prevent what New York Attorney General Letitia James called a "consumer-harming, job-killing megamerger."
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Can NYC solve waste, health problems through a food sustainability initiative?
The city joins London and Sao Paulo in the three-year Ellen MacArthur Foundation initiative, aimed to improve financial, health and ecological outcomes with a circular economy.
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Lyft ditches Ford GoBike branding for new name, 'mobile art' designs
The rebranded Bay Wheels service also debuted an e-bike in San Jose, featuring new designs and a dockless lock.
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Uber's flying taxis won't need new aviation laws, top executive says
Eric Allison, head of Elevate Uber, said the company would partner with governments on its planned uberAIR service, a major shift from the past.
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San Francisco groups collaborate on $100B transportation improvement plan
Citizens tend to resist additional taxes, so getting a measure on the ballot could prove challenging, even in the Bay Area.
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ParkMobile, REACH NOW partner to provide seamless parking, transit services
The companies said their new collaboration will make it easier for customers to transition from cars to public transportation.
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Microsoft invests in AI research, job training in Louisville, KY
The investment will distribute tech research and training away from the coasts and bring the industry closer to where some of its more disruptive effects will be felt.
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Pittsburgh gets state funds for EV chargers, fleet vehicles
The grant, matched by the city, came from the Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection's Alternative Incentive program.
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Bloomberg pledges $500M to move country away from coal, natural gas
The former New York City mayor's Beyond Carbon campaign will seek to close remaining coal plants by 2030 and use 100% clean energy.
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Study: Meeting Paris Agreement goals could avert hundreds of heat wave deaths
If global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius, up to 1,980 annual heat-related deaths could be avoided across 15 U.S. cities.
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15 US cities on the verge of a housing crisis
An analysis from 24/7 Wall St. illustrates that housing crises are no longer just a big city problem.
