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Biden administration plan seeks elimination of transportation emissions
Ian Duncan • The Washington Post
A plan by four federal agencies calls for a transition to electric vehicles and more walkable neighborhoods by 2050…
A vote to end Pa.’s automatic gas tax increases could be coming soon
Capitolwire
Senate Republicans are moving legislation that would stop the state’s automatic gas tax increases and cap the amount of Motor License Fund revenue that can be transferred to help the cost of state police operations…
Postal Service will electrify trucks by 2026 in climate win for Biden
Jacob Bogage • The Washington Post
Agency says it can spend billions to buy 66,000 new electric vehicles and related infrastructure now that its finances are in better shape…
EPA enacts tougher pollution rule for trucks, vans and buses
Anna Phillips • The Washington Post
The new policy is designed to cut deadly air pollution. It is less stringent than California’s rules, disappointing some advocates…
Pennsylvania awards rail projects $26M to support infrastructure improvements
Melina Druga • Transportation Today
The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission recently awarded 24 rail freight improvement projects, $26 million in Rail Transportation Assistance Program, and the Rail Freight Assistance Program grants…
DOT to provide $1.5 billion for hard-to-fund transportation projects
Michael Brady • Smart Cities Dive
Grant applications are due Feb. 28. DOT will announce the recipients no later than June 28…
How to Fix the Most Dangerous Streets in America
Jeff Speck • Bloomberg CityLab
The multilane arterials known as “stroads” remain dangerous fixtures of US cities. In an excerpt from his book Walkable City, planner Jeff Speck outlines how to tame them…
A $100 Billion Lesson In Why Building Public Transportation Is So Expensive in the US
Aaron Gordon • Vice
There’s a plan to spend $100 billion fixing the Northeast Corridor by 2035. Similar countries build entire new rail corridors with dozens of new stations for a fraction of that cost. Why can’t the U.S.?…
Fare or Free?
Gabrielle Gurley • American Prospect
Fare evasion and stepped-up enforcement reignite the debate on fareless transit. If going fare-free is the answer, then the question is: Who pays?…
Some States Use More Highway Funding for Transit Than Others
James Brasuell • Planetizen
A news study brings the receipts on state and regional transportation spending…
Bikeshare Roars Back From the Pandemic
Sarah Holder • Bloomberg
Ridership of shared micromobility has almost completely bounced back from a dip during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report, even as prices have risen and user patterns have changed…
Brilliant Line will provide a car-free route across Allegheny River, from Pittsburgh to Sharpsburg
Margaret J. Krauss • 90.5 WESA
After more than a decade, trail advocates have succeeded in buying the Brilliant Line. The nearly four-mile stretch of railroad has long been coveted by biking and walking enthusiasts eager to cross the Allegheny River without tangling with fast-moving traffic on the Highland Park Bridge…
