The Hub 7/23/2021: 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.

Transit Forward Philadelphia: Transit Forward Philadelphia is seeking feedback from transit users and residents on how SEPTA can make a better bus network. Take the 5-minute survey to make the bus network fast, frequent, and reliable.

The Inquirer: Lyft’s cheaper carpooling option is returning to select cities with Philadelphia being the first, while Chicago and Denver will return next week. The reintroduction comes with new rules to protect passengers and drivers from the spread of the coronavirus. 

The New York Times: In an effort to lure back riders to transit, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority postponed their regular fare increase for the rest of the year. The transit authority had a proposed 4% increase but will hold off since ridership has been low due to the pandemic.

CityLab: Pittsburgh launched its pilot program Move PGH, a program to unite multimodal transportation services for residents and non-drivers to access on one platform. This program allows users to plan and purchase trips from public transit, bikeshares, and even carpooling entities around the city from one app. 

The Inquirer: Martin Luther King Drive has been closed to vehicles since March 2020, and cyclists and pedestrians had a safe space to enjoy. But MLK Drive will reopen to vehicular traffic on August 4th at 5 pm. The City needs to implement better safety measures to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.

NextCity: A recent report released that transit centers and agencies rely too heavily on policing to maintain safety on transit. The report “Safety for All” recommends alternative solutions to policing to create a safer transit for all, such as Philadelphia’s Hub of Hope. 

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