Transportation

The Shared-Use Mobility Center is urging public, private and nonprofit groups to sign on to its Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda, which sets goals around expanding mobility options and transportation equity.

In an effort to push out car-centered infrastructure, Santa Fe officials are aiming for a more environmentally friendly transportation system with the addition of more bike lanes and expanded bus routes.

The Transit Tech Lab, an initiative focused on bolstering transit recovery and sustainability, has selected six technology companies to conduct yearlong pilots across the New York City metro region.

Georgia Power and the state’s Public Service Commission were not in agreement about a proposed rate hike to fund infrastructure upgrades, including renewable energy sources, but agreed on the need for EV charging subsidies.

The newly formed Mobility Innovation District in southwest Washington, D.C., will be the site to launch initiatives like “universal basic mobility” pilots, as well as on-demand microtransit.

A new report by StreetLight Data underscores how traffic patterns across U.S. downtown areas have been reshaped by the pandemic. Remote work and changes in travel preferences offer new challenges for urban planners and transit agencies.

Solvay Specialty Polymers announced Thursday it will build a plant next to its existing Augusta factory to manufacture EV-grade binders and separator coatings, Sen. Raphael Warnock announced in a press release.

Transit leaders gathered at the American Public Transit Association TRANSform Conference last month to discuss how projects like fare removal in Kansas City, Mo., or a bus rapid transit line in Seattle will help remake cities.

Smart cameras above Bellevue intersections can record near-hits, along with pedestrian and car positions, so the city might be able to change its signals or lane layouts before tragedy strikes.

The California Air Resources Board held the first of two hearings on the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which lays a road map for transitioning public and private fleets to zero-emission vehicles.

A proposal by California regulators to phase out the sale of new diesel big rigs and other gas-powered trucks by 2040 is facing backlash by environmentalists who say the state isn’t moving quickly enough.

Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 271 establishing the Advanced Clean Trucks program, which requires manufacturers of medium and heavy-duty vehicles to make an increasing percentage of their fleets zero-emission starting by 2025.

The all-electric motorcycle will be used as part of community outreach and community policing efforts. It will also be used for patrol activities, but will only be used in good weather and mostly during daylight hours.

Transit agencies making the change to electric vehicle fleets are faced with a flurry of challenges and considerations ranging from finding the money to pay for them to fully understanding the operational differences.

Technology and transportation experts weighed in on the autonomous, drone and electrification technologies potentially needed to power the package deliveries of the near and distant future.

The free charging networks will be supported by advertising via the large screens on each station. The city has seen the number of EVs grow significantly in the last several years, though charging infrastructure has not kept pace.

The new technology, which was developed in-house, consists of motion sensors and flashing lights and is meant to stop wrong-way drivers. This year alone, there have been two dozen deaths related to wrong-way driving.

A long-simmering issue of worker shortages in public transit became most apparent following the COVID-19 pandemic which saw a high rate of departing workers citing low pay and poor working conditions.