The Hub 4/14/17: 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.

The Economist: Parkageddon: How not to create traffic jams, pollution and urban sprawl –  The average car only moves 5% of the time, yet required parking minimums imposed by many places cause traffic jams, worsen air pollution, and force cities to sprawl.

CBS: Tesla pays employees to bike to work after slew of parking problems –  Electric cars still need to park!

Curbed: Apple’s new campus will have more parking spaces than office space  –  Once again, required parking minimums pave over paradise.

Governing: Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving –  While flashy upgrades and free wifi is nice, speed and frequency improvements, such as bus rapid transit, are what people want and need.

PlanPhilly: What would Trump’s budget mean for Philadelphia transit? –  The extension of the Norristown High Speed Line to King of Prussia and the Broad Street Subway to the Navy Yard could be left in the lurch.

Philly Voice: SEPTA wants riders to name the song that defines their commute in latest contest –  “Name That Tune” for a shot to win an Anywhere TrailPass for May.

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