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Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

By John Besche | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

"Mississippi and Louisiana and conservative elected officials coming together and saying, ‘We don't want to miss this opportunity. This is our economic development. This is connecting my people.’ That's a story," said one supporter.

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What’s Different About the New Federal E-Bike Credit Proposal

By Kea Wilson | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

A popular proposal for a federal e-bike credit is back in front of Congress — and this time, supporters have hard proof of concept that it will be the emissions-slashing, congestion-cutting, mode-shifting tool that Americans deserve.

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Traffic Safety Bills Pass First Committee

By Melanie Curry | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

"Daylighting" intersections, studying weight-based vehicle registration fees, allowing bikes on sidewalks where there's no other safe option

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Parking Reform & People With Disabilities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

Practically every day, there's a new headline about a new effort in a U.S. city to reform its autocentric parking policies — and practically every time Streetsblog covers it, we get an email that asks what people with disabilities will do in a world with no accessible parking at all.

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Study: Does Repealing Helmet Laws Decrease Use?

By George Kevin Jordan | Mar 21, 2023 | No Comments

One Washington county’s decision to stop requiring cyclists to wear helmets by law was associated with an increase in helmet use, a new study finds — and that finding could have a major impact for advocates of equitable cycling legislation nationwide.

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To Recover from COVID, Transit Needs a Rider-Centered Future. Here’s How

By Colin Drake | Mar 20, 2023 | No Comments

Together, the key players in transit — riders, elected officials and decision-makers, staff and consultants, and advocates and media — have the power to rebuild a stronger transit system, one that is financially sustainable and positioned to carry the masses into the future. But only if we each do our part and we trust each other to do the same.

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