The Hub 5/5/17: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

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

Curbed: Private car ownership could drop 80 percent by 2030, new report predicts – The authors of the report believe that, “We are on the cusp of one of the fastest, deepest, most consequential disruptions of transportation in history.”

City Lab: Bridj is dead, but microtransit isn’t – Microtransit services, a hybrid of ride-hailing and bus services, is off to a rough start, but transit agency partnerships could be key.

PlanPhilly: Councilman Johnson introduces budget amendment to maintain Schuylkill River Trail funding –  The budget amendment will help ensure the further completion of the Schuylkill River Trail connection from Center City to Southwest Philly.

NPR: Ride Hailing In Rural America: Like Uber With A Neighborly Feel –  Many rural towns lack transportation options. Mobility Liberty Now, a ride-hailing service, is hoping to meet that need through a more altruistic business model.  

The Guardian: Japan’s luxurious Shiki-shima sleeper train – in pictures –  This is possibly the fanciest sleeper train ever.

Image Source: The Guardian