The Hub 3/10/17: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

The Hub 3/10/17: 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: 5 key takeaways from Vision Zero Conference 2017 –  On March 7, 2017, Mayor Kenney released Philadelphia’s first-ever Vision Zero Draft Three-Year Action Plan. With the City ready to move towards zero traffic fatalities, here are our 5 takeaways on how to implement Vision Zero in Philadelphia.

Bloomberg: U.S. Infrastructure Gets Near Flunking Grade From Engineers – In its highly anticipated four year review, the American Society of Civil Engineers said it would take $4.59 trillion to improve U.S. infrastructure to a “B” grade by 2025.

Better Bike Share Partnership: Silent barriers to bicycling, part III: Racial profiling of the Black and Latino community  – In this four part series, Better Bike Share looks at underexamined issues that influence Blacks and Latinos when deciding whether to bike or not.

Momentum Mag: Three Women who Changed the Course of History On Bicycles – The freedom that bicycles offered to women in the 1800s helped propel social change. Read how these women used two wheels to help change the world.

Philly.com: New apps help you do Philly, virtually and actually – GoPhillyGo.org’s new mobile website is the first site of its kind in the area to guide visitors to environmental destinations without the use of a car.

Image Source: Better Bike Share