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The Hub 5/13/16: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

Image source: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important. 

6 ABC Action News: Safety concerns after day of bike crashes in Philadelphia – Tuesday, May 10, was a somber day for cyclists. In the early hours of Tuesday, a driver hit a cyclist in West Philadelphia. The victim suffered head and other injuries. The police are still searching for the driver.  Later on Tuesday afternoon, another cyclist was struck and killed by a SEPTA bus in Frankford. So far in 2016, two cyclists were killed in crashes, and in 2015 there were nine deadly crashes involving cyclists.

Philly.com: One year later, crucial Amtrak crash questions remain – A year ago, 8 people were killed after Amtrak Train 188 derailed at the Frankford Curve. While the crash has had impact on hundreds of lives and on our nation’s railroads, there are still many unanswered questions.

The Wall Street Journal: America! The cyclist is not your enemy  – Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal is trying to start a movement to love everyone on the roadway in order to make the streets safer for all. Are you in?

NPR: Elon Musk’s Hyperloop dream has its 1st public demo – Watch the first public test of the Hyperloop, a transportation system that would move passenger-filled pods through special tubes at incredibly high speeds. For example, the Hyperloop could travel the 400 miles between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 30 minutes.

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