Ohio

An Ohio law would require state transportation officials to build highway interchanges every 4.5 miles — even if they have to tear down homes and businesses to do it.

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Most bikeshare rides taken on U.S. soil happen in a handful of gigantic cities, on systems maintained by big corporations. But at YoGo Bikeshare in Youngstown, Ohio, Ronnell Elkins and his team are building a bespoke micromobility option specifically for his neighbors — and hoping to create a model for other small cities to combat car dependency.

"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.

You get a flurry of local news coverage ... but not a lot of participation. No wonder pols all have the "windshield perspective."