Transportation
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A new report from StreetLight Data shows the direct correlation between urban density and the level of walking and biking that residents do. Both are increasingly viewed as key pieces of the transportation ecosystem. -
Rule changes from the Oregon state legislature mean electric bicycles in three classes are now legal for use on park roads – and along any trails that allow standard bicycles. They were previously limited to trails eight feet or wider.
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Toll road systems are modernizing with seamless payment portals and other forms of tech, enabling new options to make controlling congestion easy — and generate revenue other ways, as gas taxes decline.
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Jim Perschbach, the port's president and CEO, has long said that electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft flying around the city could become common in a few years.
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More than three-quarters of Nevadans who have a driver’s license or state-issued ID are already Real ID-compliant. But the state’s deadline of May 7, 2025, gives the just more than 568,000 residents who aren’t about a year to do so.
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A $30 million project to modernize bus shelters in Los Angeles considers them as mobility hubs that could house modern amenities like digital screens, e-bike and e-scooter docking, dimmable lights and movable shade structures.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved a mandate that will require automatic emergency braking systems for new vehicles by September 2029.
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Experts say that smarter roads could reduce car accidents and fatalities, and they could also let roads agencies know about debris in the roadway, potholes and other things that need attention.
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The 2024 City Clean Energy Scorecard by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy rates 75 of the nation’s largest cities against a number of sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction metrics.
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The Capitol Region Council of Governments is looking for a vendor to bring rentable scooters and bikes to Hartford and New Haven, Conn. The move is about six months after the shuttering of electric scooter provider Supermobility.
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Various levels of Michigan police agencies launched a wide crackdown on distracted driving Monday, using unmarked spotter vehicles to catch drivers who are simultaneously using their phones.
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Austin lost Uber and Lyft service for more than a year after the companies fought a city ordinance requiring drivers to be fingerprinted to protect passengers. Minneapolis may be headed somewhere similar.
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The state endeavor will be among four new “workforce hubs” aimed at preparing workers for new manufacturing roles, the White House said Thursday. Centered on electric vehicles, the Michigan hub will help train or retrain workers.
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The country’s first commercial hydrogen fuel station for big-rig trucks is up and running at the Port of Oakland, a step toward what hydrogen proponents see as a clean new future for long-haul trucking.
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Combined, the cities received nearly $1.5 million in grants through a U.S. Department of Transportation program. They will use it to maintain and plan the expansion of zero-emissions vehicles, and to enhance pedestrian safety.
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Downtown cyclists filmed a Waymo robotaxi driving against oncoming traffic for nearly two blocks. The company, however, says the driverless vehicle did this to keep away from a potential collision.
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Urban technologists at the recent 2024 Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference discussed the various ways emerging tech like autonomous vehicles have evolved.
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The technology company said it will add information on electric vehicle chargers in coming months. AI technology is expected to help drivers recharge even in tough navigation areas like parking garages.
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The North Carolina city is deploying electric scooters and bicycles from Bird. University researchers, however, are skeptical of their potential to bring positive environmental change.
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Like a mirage speeding across the dusty desert outside Pueblo, Colo., the first hydrogen fuel cell passenger train in the United States is getting warmed up on its test track.
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Vacaville City Coach will be the first transit agency in the county to augment its fleet with electric buses. City grant funding will enable the purchase of 10 vehicles, at a cost of nearly $11 million.
