The Hub 6/25/2021: 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.

NextCity: Many cities are not requiring development projects to include a minimum number of parking spaces. Implementing parking reforms can help to re-energize commercial corridors of these cities and also prioritize transit.

WIRED: Transit ridership hit an all time low during the pandemic, when businesses apart from essential services were closed. As things open back up, transit agencies across the country are trying different strategies such as low fare or no fare to lure back riders.

SMARTCITIESDIVE: Pittsburgh launched their first pedestrian safety action plan, which includes five mobility goals. These goals reflect a safe sustainable city that has zero deaths or serious injuries on the city streets, and easy enjoyable trips that are less than a mile and do not require the use of a vehicle.

PlanPhilly: SEPTA is seeking investment that will grow ridership in order for the agency to survive. They had been experiencing a decline in ridership before the pandemic. Improving the quality of service and making smart infrastructure investments are priorities for the agency.

Bloomberg: Study shows that if transit agencies invest in their infrastructure to make them more climate resilient they will also improve the quality of service within low income communities. Areas of transit services that are most vulnerable to severe climate change also serve low income areas that depend on good transit service for mobility.

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