The Hub 9/1/17: 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.

Clean Air Council: Join Love to Ride Philadelphia –  During the month of October, we’re celebrating bicycling across Philly by giving out lots of prizes, like a brand new bike,  and creating some fun and friendly competition between workplaces, with the core goal of getting more people riding bikes! Sign up today.

Inside Science: Driving Fee Rolls Back Asthma Attacks in Stockholm –  According to the study by Johns Hopkins University, kids would have suffered 45% more asthma attacks without the new congestion pricing policy.

City Lab: New York City could finally try congestion pricing –  NYC would be the first U.S. city to implement congestion pricing. London, Stockholm, and Singapore have been successful in easing traffic and pollution by charging small fees to road users in their urban core.

Philly.com: Why Center City parking garages are disappearing –  While Center City’s population grows, tourism booms, and the restaurant scene explodes, garage occupancy dropped from its peak of 78% in 2005 to 74% in 2015.

BBC: Seven of the world’s most bonkers commutes –  Is it more bonkers to row a boat to work or sit in 76 traffic?