Friday’s Headlines Are Doomed – Streetsblog USA

Places Journal is running a series on “rethinking the interstates.” The first installment posits that the relationship between Tesla and MAGA harkens back to the New Deal era, when what was good for GM was good for the country. The second wonders whether the Biden administration’s infrastructure reforms like grants to reconnect cities divided by urban freeways will survive. The backlog of needed transit repairs and upgrades in the U.S. nearly doubled to $140 billion between 2008 and 2022, according to a new report. (Pew Research Center) A federal judge referenced “The Simpsons” in ordering the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars for electric vehicle chargers in 14 states. (Newsweek) The National Association of City Transportation Officials issued a guide to supporting delivery bikes. New technology like LIDAR and AI can help cities measure near-misses, a critical missing data point for making streets and intersections safer. (Cities Today) Cutting bus service doesn’t just hurt riders. The effects ripple throughout a city’s economy. (Metro Magazine) “Doomsday” is here for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. The Philadelphia transit agency passed a budget that deals with a $213 million deficit by raising fares and cutting service by 45 percent. However, the cuts
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