In and Around Boston, the Green Line Gets Many Green Lights
The MBTA’s new GLX project will connect to America’s oldest subway line and surface corridors seeing major investments in transit-priority signals. Here’s what’s underway.
A Maryland County Uses Interactive Maps to Design Bicycle Master Plan
COMMENTARY | Montgomery County's maps are expected to guide recommendations to improve cycling in the area. Planners evaluated 3,500 miles of roads and reached out to a diverse group of residents for input.
Thinking About How to Manage L.A.’s Future Drone-Filled Skies
“When that airspace becomes more complicated, ‘just don’t hit anything’ isn’t going to be enough,” according to Seleta Reynolds, the general manager of the L.A. Department of Transportation.
Determining Once and for All How the ‘Gig Economy’ Impacts Transit
Cities like Sacramento are helping pilot a new measure of interaction between travel modes.
The Very Good Math of Electric Buses
They’re cheaper to run compared to ones with internal combustion engines thanks to the economics of fuel and maintenance.
Observing the Promise—and Annoyances—of Scooter-Share Systems
As San Francisco and other cities temporarily ban electric scooters, regulations are a work in progress.
Uber Irks Pittsburgh’s Mayor With Its Autonomous Vehicle Testing Announcement
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Milwaukee mayor, police chief apologize after Bucks incident … Delaware lawmakers OK state worker bonuses … and N.Y.C. mayor thinks plastic straws suck.
Self-Driving Vehicle Backers Push for ‘Federal Framework’
“If there is no action on this legislation, the result will be delayed testing and deployment in the United States of these life-saving technologies,” said Audi of America’s senior policy strategist.
6 Pilots the Detroit Mobility Innovation Initiative May Deploy
The public-private partnership wants one up and running in the next six months.
The Army Will Help Uber Get Flying Taxis Off the Ground
The joint venture aims for quieter, more efficient propellers for stealth or urban flights.
Charlotte’s Scooter Share Halted After One Day
City officials said Lime didn’t have permission to implement its e-scooter program on local streets.
Electric Scooters Come to Charlotte
Charlotte is the third city on the East Coast to get electric scooters, following Washington, D.C. in March and Miami in April.
Houston Region Tests Driverless Shuttles on College Kids
The small shuttles, called “university circulators,” will be limited to a mile-long campus pathway at Texas Southern University and will run at average speeds ranging from 8 to 12 miles per hour.
Chicago Is 1st Major City to Make Bike Shares Lock to Something
The ‘lock to’ requirement will be phased in as part of a six-month pilot in the city’s South Side.
Coming Soon to Ann Arbor: Driverless Bus Shuttles on Campus
The University of Michigan believes it’s the first to deploy AVs on a college campus.
Why a Dallas Ordinance Has Bike-Share Companies Worried
The draft, up for discussion May 16, doesn’t mandate dockless bike sharing and includes a per-bike fee on companies to limit oversaturation.
This Electric Scooter Mayhem Sounds Just Like When Cars Were First Introduced
Scooters are not killers (yet), but the anger they’ve inspired echoes that which accompanied the arrival of the first automobiles.
Mitigating Traffic at Intersections With AI and Video Detection
The city of Maricopa, Arizona doesn’t have a traffic engineer, and now it doesn’t need one.
Seattle Mayor Wants to Add Tolls to Congested City Streets
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New D.C. rule roils food truck operators … Detroit suburb sues state agency over “bogus” water-quality test … state-run auto-IRA programs face industry opposition … and a tough winter strains public works budgets.
The Most Important Self-Driving Car Announcement Yet
Autonomous vehicles will transform urban life by 2020, if Waymo’s timeline is correct.
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