Transportation: Page 32

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    US electric vehicle goals will require up to $127B to install 28M chargers by 2030: NREL

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory expects there will be 30 million to 42 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads in 2030, requiring a rapid infrastructure buildout.

    By Robert Walton • July 6, 2023
  • A bicyclist rides along Market Street near pedestrians crossing the street in San Francisco, California. Three buses and a car are visible.
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    Pandemic-era ‘slow streets’ offer an opportunity to improve road safety

    Data on nonvehicle road use, average speeds, and pedestrian fatalities can help communities prioritize safety improvements, said StreetLight Data webinar participants.

    By Joan Mooney • July 5, 2023
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    Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive

    From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    2022 Crown Communities Award Winner: The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter. Wh...

    By Andy Castillo • July 3, 2023
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    Growing shared mobility use likely to disrupt urban transportation, private car ownership

    As city residents move away from car ownership, “Everybody who lives in a larger city or in an urban environment has the chance to have multiple mobility options at their fingertips,” a McKinsey expert said. 

    By • June 30, 2023
  • A man and woman are seen from riding bikes along a protected bike lane in Santa Monica, California.
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    What are the best US cities for bike riders?

    Although just 1 in 20 U.S. cities ranks as a great place to bike, PeopleForBikes’ latest report shows many cities are improving their scores.

    By • June 29, 2023
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    Traffic data collection provides the foundation for transportation planning and policy

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.At all lev...

    By Wes Guckert, PTP • June 28, 2023
  • Aerial view of rail tracks running horizontally, bisected by a white-topped station.
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    First phase of Honolulu’s $9.9B rail line set to open

    After years of delays and massive cost overruns, the segment is slated to start carrying passengers ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.

    By George Kevin Jordan • June 28, 2023
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    NYC congestion pricing plan gets final federal approval

    Despite ongoing opposition from New Jersey officials, toll collection could begin as early as May 2024.

    By • June 28, 2023
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    2022 Crown Communities Award winner: Auburn Road revitalization project in Rochester Hills, Michigan

    A multimillion-dollar revitalization project brought new life to an economically depressed area of Rochester Hills, Michigan, thanks in part to the city’s communication efforts with the business owners and residents in the area. 

    By Michelle Havich • June 27, 2023
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    Air taxi progress hindered by FAA regulatory, management issues, says DOT inspector general’s office

    While eVTOL aircraft could offer many benefits, they don’t fit into existing federal aviation regulations, delaying the certification process, the Transportation Department inspector general’s office said.

    By • June 27, 2023
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    Report: Cities are preparing for air taxi transit systems by considering where to put ‘vertiports’

    Report: Cities are preparing for air taxi transit systems by considering where to put ‘vertiports’

    By Andy Castillo • June 26, 2023
  • A blue New York City transit bus marked "clean-energy bus" travels along the curb lane under a sign for Fifth Avenue, with trees in the background.
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    $1.7B for cleaner transit buses, bus facilities awarded by FTA

    The grants will support the purchase of 1,700 transit buses, about half of which will be zero-emission vehicles. 

    By • June 26, 2023
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    FMCSA’s grant programs can help you improve road safety

    Learn about grant funding opportunities to help improve roadway safety.

    June 26, 2023
  • A group of 12 men and 1 woman in suits holding yellow rail spikes stand on a platform between two trains.
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    $5B high-speed rail extension completed in Florida, offers lessons for other projects

    The 170-mile line from the Orlando Airport to West Palm Beach, Florida, will connect to the existing network run by private passenger rail company Brightline.

    By Julie Strupp • June 23, 2023
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    As 3 states launch e-bike rebates, Denver program shows promising results

    An estimated 100,000 car miles a week are now on e-bikes purchased by rebate program participants, Denver's climate office said.  

    By Maylin Tu • June 23, 2023
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    Which zoning changes best alleviate the housing crisis? Seattle-area cities have a new way to find out.

    An interactive online tool from the Urban Institute estimates the impact on housing development of four different zoning changes around transit construction in the Puget Sound area.

    By Kalena Thomhave • June 22, 2023
  • Crowds of people walk across a busy crosswalk at the intersection of 23rd Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan New York City.
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    Pedestrian deaths hit 41-year high in 2022 with more than 7,500 killed

    “Nothing seems to be changing,” said a Governors Highway Safety Association official, as pedestrian deaths continue to climb. 

    By • June 22, 2023
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    Pedestrian deaths in 2022 hit their highest level since 1981

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.After risi...

    By Andy Castillo • June 22, 2023
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    Autonomous vehicle transit pilot in rural Minnesota to expand with $9.3M federal grant

    Autonomous vehicle transit pilot in rural Minnesota to expand with $9.3M federal grant

    By Andy Castillo • June 21, 2023
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    Collapsed I-95 overpass will be repaired, reopened in next 2 weeks

    President Joe Biden called the federal government’s $3 million in quick-release funding "a down payment" after he took an aerial tour of the site.

    By Colin Campbell • June 20, 2023
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    Transportation jobs are hard to fill. Here’s what works for Oregon’s DOT.

    One outreach campaign doubled subscriptions to the department’s email newsletters and resulted in an uptick of job applicants, an ODOT content strategist said in a recent webinar.

    By Adina Solomon • June 20, 2023
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    Air taxis are coming soon. Zoning and regulatory authorities are not ready.

    Air taxis, also known as eVTOL aircraft, could come to major cities as soon as 2025, but few local governments have policies for new vertiports, says a Mineta Transportation Institute report. 

    By • June 20, 2023
  • An overhead map of Culver City indicating phase 1 of the Move Culver City project with a green and red line where bus lanes and bike lanes were being tested.
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    Cars will get more space after residents clash over complete streets pilot in Los Angeles area

    Bike, bus, scooter and pedestrian activity increased during the MOVE Culver City pilot, and traffic impact was minimal, but residents’ traffic concerns led the city to scale back the effort.

    By Gaby Galvin • June 13, 2023
  • A red sedan, passenger side elevated, lying across a sidewalk in New York. A smashed, burned front end and other damage indicate it was in a crash. Firefighters are standing near it.
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    Getting to zero traffic fatalities will take more than infrastructure funds, experts say

    Traffic violence is a preventable public health crisis, experts said during a Mineta Transportation Institute webinar. Federal funding for local communities will help, but cities need to cultivate a “culture of safety,” one mayor said.

    By Maylin Tu • June 13, 2023
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    When climate disasters strike, how can cities evacuate people who don’t have cars?

    "There's not a place in this country” where everyone has a car, said the deputy director of the new federally funded Center for Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities, and emergency planners must meet carless residents’ needs.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • June 12, 2023