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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A partnership between Waymo and Uber launched last month brought the self-driving vehicles to the Texas capital. Data since shows Waymo accounting for 20 percent of all Uber trips in the city during the last week of March.
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The ride-share service and its mobile application, which are funded by a $2.1 million state grant, expanded in March 2024. Powered by transit software firm Via, the service has around 15 drivers.
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Commissioners in the state’s most populous county are considering regulating electric bicycles and scooters, in a bid to crack down on “reckless behavior.” Another goal of the measure is defining the vehicles.
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The bill, which would have allowed traffic enforcement cameras in areas prone to crashes, was heard in the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure in March, but it failed to get out of the committee.
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The states’ departments of transportation are teaming up to test the autonomous driving technique, which uses technology to let the driver of the first truck control the speed and direction of the second.
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The recent tariffs on imported vehicles as well as on auto parts coming into the United States could be just the latest bump in the road amid slowing electrified vehicle adoption.
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With Lime scooters returning to the city’s streets this week, local officials are rolling out new infrastructure designed to limit the scattering of scooters and e-bikes downtown.
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County commissioners approved a contract giving the Highway Department access to artificial intelligence that will help the local government do a quicker, more efficient assessment of roadway conditions.
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The city is moving forward with a 12-month pilot program that will allow electric scooters on the Shoreline Pedestrian Bike Path, with that program currently slated to go live Memorial Day weekend.
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Autonomous tractor-trailers have been hauling freight in Texas since 2021 but a human operator has ridden along — this month, one tractor-trailer will be losing its operator for the first time.
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The city said it has impounded 38 electric scooters parked on sidewalks, and rental companies may face fees. Vendors questioned the timing but said they are working with officials and will follow the rules.
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New fleet management technology for optimizing the use of electric vehicles crunches numerous variables related to battery performance, route, topography and temperature to get the most out of zero emissions.
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The report, which includes information on cybersecurity, is an expanded version of a self-assessment encouraged by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Trucks are scheduled to go fully driverless in April.
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Two bills propose cameras in areas with high numbers of accidents, and where construction is happening, to enforce speed limits. Current law prohibits using their use to gather evidence for a citation, in most instances.
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A new data dashboard from the Urban Institute starts to flesh out how federal infrastructure funding is allocated across sectors, and in jurisdictions like states, counties and congressional districts.
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The 32-year-old MTA MetroCard will cease operations Dec. 31, but other fare cards are coming. NJ Transit will debut one in just a few months, and PATH is in the works on a card for its new TAPP system.
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As part of an ongoing effort to reduce greenhouse gas, the city of Dallas leads the region with the largest electric fleet among North Texas cities, and now it’s hoping to transition further.
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Gov. Jeff Landry has declared an emergency via executive order as the state grapples with service disruptions at Office of Motor Vehicles sites. Some late fees are being waived for expired Class E drivers’ licenses.
