Waymo, Walmart partner for AV shuttle program in Phoenix

The Google-backed company is also partnering with car rental services and hotels to help customers run errands and routine tasks in autonomous vehicles.

By Chris Teale • July 26, 2018

Study: 70% of city residents view electric scooters positively

Public perception varied across the 11 cities surveyed, but was lowest in San Francisco where only 52% of respondents had a positive view of the scooters.

By Jason Plautz • July 26, 2018

Letter urges more debate of AV START Act in US Senate

The letter from 70 stakeholders said the legislation should not be attached to reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration as it does not address major concerns.

By Chris Teale • July 26, 2018

Ford to invest $4B in AV development over next 5 years

The company will accelerate its manufacturing and deployment through Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, a new business division to operate on the Ford campus in Detroit.

By Kristin Musulin • July 25, 2018

Maven to expand peer-to-peer car-sharing service to 10 cities

Maven Peer enables users to list their personal vehicles for rent on the app in an effort to promote more car-sharing and reduce the number of idle cars on city streets.

By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Oct. 24, 2018

Report: Trump will move to rescind California vehicle emission, EV rules

The move could be met with opposition from utilities, which have stepped up their support for electric vehicles in the past year.

By Gavin Bade • July 24, 2018

Survey: Americans want more federal public transportation funding

The vast majority of respondents believe transit is important to help communities and businesses flourish, as it connects residents to jobs, education and more.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 24, 2018

Ofo blames onerous city regulations for US departures

The dockless bike-share company announced it would pull out of most U.S. cities last week, staying only in jurisdictions where rules are less stringent.

By Chris Teale • July 24, 2018

Lime celebrates 1-year anniversary, passes 6M ride mark

The bike- and scooter-share company boasts environmental benefits in addition to greater citizen mobility after a whirlwind 12 months for the industry.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 23, 2018

Bird announces subsidies for low-income customers

Those who qualify for state or federal assistance can receive a discount on each scooter ride, which the company said is a lower cost way for people to commute to and from work.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 23, 2018

Gotcha Group expands to offer electric scooter systems

Gotcha says it is the first shared mobility provider in the U.S. to offer dockless bike-share, electric ride-share and scooter-share systems.

By Kristin Musulin • July 23, 2018

Portland, OR to extend Uber's operating license by a year

The extension follows contrition by the ride-hailing company, which apologized for "certain missteps" in its dealings with the city in the past.

By Chris Teale • July 23, 2018

Study quantifies battery-electric bus environmental benefits

The study found that when averaging results from across the country, electric battery buses are 2.5 times cleaner in terms of lifecycle emissions than diesel buses.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 20, 2018

NRDC urges cities, states to commit to pollution cuts in transportation

A new report says jurisdictions should use more electric vehicles in transit and build more affordable housing near stations.

By Chris Teale • July 20, 2018

Ekin Spotter tracks traffic, safety and environmental data — all from the sidewalk

The all-in-one device offers a promising way for city governments to streamline data collection and analyze data in a more holistic manner.

By Kristin Musulin • July 19, 2018

Inrix launches pilot for AV communication platform in 4 US cities

The cities, along with a number of manufacturers and transportation authorities, have agreed to test software that would allow two-way data sharing.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 19, 2018

Nearly 200K disabled NYC residents lack ADA-accessible subway stations

Of the city's 122 neighborhoods serviced by the subway, 62 of them lack accessible stations, with most of the so-called "transit deserts" clustered in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

By Jason Plautz • July 19, 2018

NYC unveils $100M plan to modernize freight distribution system

As infrastructure across the U.S. is crumbling, New York City's plan aims for an end-to-end solution to its aging freight distribution. 

By Barry Hochfelder • July 19, 2018

Seattle welcomes newest ride-hailing option, ReachNow

ReachNow says it is the first company to offer both a car-sharing and ride-hailing service within a single app.

By Kristin Musulin • July 18, 2018

Cities, businesses join international push to promote EVs

The Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Challenge from The Climate Group and C40 Cities seeks to build more purchasing and lobbying power around electric cars.

By Jason Plautz • July 18, 2018

Smart cities: Can we afford them?

Tech and infrastructure advancements won’t come cheap to most cities. Many decisions will boil down to how fast do we want to do this, and where do we want to start?

By Todd Thibodeaux • July 18, 2018

Lyft outlines plans, incentives for bike- and scooter-sharing

One of the most significant ways Lyft's bike and scooter plan could interest municipal leaders is in the cooperation with and promotion of mass transit.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 17, 2018

San Francisco may nix free bike-share program funding due to Lyft connection

Lyft recently bought Motivate, the company that runs the city's bike-share program, prompting board members to consider rejecting the funding because it would entail taxpayer money going to Lyft.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 17, 2018

Seattle approves new bike-share regulations, prompting ofo exit

The unanimously passed legislation will allow a total of 20,000 bikes to operate in the city — but will cost each permit holder $250,000. 

By Kristin Musulin , Jason Plautz • Updated July 31, 2018

Nashville, TN transit authority undergoes rebranding

The city says the fresh look and name — WeGo Public Transit — was in the works long before the recent transit plan debate heated up.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 16, 2018