The Hub 11/22/19: 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.
PlanPhilly: Philly to test a bus-forward traffic hack on deadly Roosevelt Boulevard – Philadelphia will soon see Business Access and Transit (BAT) lanes on Roosevelt Boulevard, one of the deadliest roads in the nation. The BAT lanes will only allow busses and vehicles making right turns into business or at intersections. The addition of this new type of lane is part of the Route for Change program, aimed at eliminating traffic deaths on Roosevelt Boulevard.
PlanPhilly: PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards to lead SEPTA – Leslie Richards has been unanimously approved by SEPTA’s board of directors as the new General Manager of SEPTA. Leslie Richards has led PennDOT since 2015, with a focus on community engagement in the planning process. As the first planner to head SEPTA, her priorities will include equity issues, community and stakeholder involvement, SEPTA’s Key system, and building a multimodal network that encourages active transportation.
Forbes: Crash Not Accident: Better Road-Safety Reporting Could Save Lives, Show Researchers – Researchers from universities across the United States have studied the way news reporting around traffic violence skewed perceptions of what happened and who was to blame. This research suggests that we can change how our culture views crashes simply by changing the language we use to describe it.
CityLab: Why Public Transit Is an Equity Battleground – Being able to move from place to place is essential for all, and public transit enables efficient mobility for many. Across the world there have been protests over transit fare increases and increased fare evasion enforcement. Next City interviews an expert on the subject of transportation equity for some insights into how transit has come to be central to the fight for equity and inclusion.
Smart Cities Dive: NYC, LA, DC and 23 states sue EPA over vehicle emission standards – 23 states and cities are suing the EPA over its relaxed vehicles emissions standards. The EPA revoked California’s ability to set its own stricter standards for vehicle efficiency and electric vehicles. These stricter standards have been implemented in 13 other states, which will also be required to relax their standards.
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