The Hub 4/8/16: 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. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important. 

The City Observatory: Introducing the pedestrian pain index – Last year American car commuters collectively spent 3.4m years commuting last year. Did you know that American pedestrians lose tens of thousands of hours a year due to traffic as well?

The Guardian: We don’t need self-driving cars – we need to ditch our cars entirely –”Diverless” cars that can move people en masse all ready exists. You might all ready be using it.

Vox: A new study looks at why bike share is so much safer than regular biking – Since 2007, there have been more than 35 million trips taken by bike share rides in 94 cities across American and there has not been a single death. Mineta Transportation Institute, came up with 5 reasons why.

Curbed Philadelphia: 14 new Circuit Trails planned for Philly and beyond – See where 15 miles of Circuit Trails will be completed over the next few years.