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Catherine Ittner

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Texan in NYC working on people-friendly cities

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 04/06/2026
Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines carried 4.8 million riders in April—a 44% increase above March, after Link Line 2 was extended to connect Seattle & Bellevue across Lake Washington. Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines are now the most-ridden in the nation, above LA, Boston, or San Diego.
Ridership trends on Seattle's light rail and streetcar services, from 2002 to April 2026.
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Neil Grant @neilgrant.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Chart of the day. The energy transition is happening in real time! 😍
Two area charts showing that in Australia's National Electricity Market, battery discharge replaced peaking gas at the evening demand peak between April 2025 and April 2026.
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Clean fleet partnership between NYC and LA County will drive climate goals through mutual support, advocacy, and existing scale. www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/ne...
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Bi-Coastal Fleet Accord: City of New York and Los Angeles County Launch Nation’s First-Ever Municipa
Bi-Coastal Fleet Accord: City of New York and Los Angeles County Launch Nation’s First-Ever Municipal Vehicle Partnership
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Putting people over cars at Pike Place in Seattle: "The turning away of vast numbers of cars didn’t affect business, according to data presented last month to Market leaders." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Pike Place Market’s car experiment may be confusing. Here’s what’s happening
Strategically placed flower plants and 700-pound barriers will keep vehicles out of the Market through the summer and during the World Cup.
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Used EV sales are up. More drivers are looking to save money and avoid gas price swings. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
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Used EVs are a bargain right now — and buyers are noticing
New EV sales may be falling, but used models are more plentiful and cheaper than they’ve ever been. That’s a big opportunity as gas prices surge.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
From Australia: "New research has found public transport fares have not been a decisive factor in pushing people to shift from car to public transport." "Better public transport access, coverage, reliability, and travel time have a greater impact than price in changing long-term commuting habits."
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'Hard to break the habit': Why free public transport isn't enough to shift from cars
Free public transport is a popular policy, but researchers say it's not enough to convince drivers to leave the car at home.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 20/04/2026
THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10
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Karin Kirk @karinkirk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The US average price to charge an EV at home is equivalent to paying $1.57 per gallon of gas. That's a 62% discount on today's gas price. Explore the savings in all 50 states - interactive map at the link below ⤵️ yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/what... @climateconnections.bsky.social
A map of the USA with states shaded various colors of green. Darker colors show states where charging an EV is cheaper, such as North Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska, and Missouri. Pale green colors show states where charging an EV is more expensive, such as Hawaii, Massachusetts, California, and Maine. In every state, home charging an EV is much cheaper than gasoline.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 28/03/2026
Seattle’s Crosslake Connection opens this morning! The new light rail link will bring Line 2 into Seattle, tying the city with Bellevue and Redmond to the east across Lake Washington and adding 2 stations. It’s likely to substantially increase Seattle light rail ridership, which is about 100k/day.
Illustration of the Crosslake Connection. Source: https://www.soundtransit.org/crosslakeLight rail over Lake Washington. Source: https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/then-now-crosslake-connection-journey-photos
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
London, San Francisco and Beijing are among 19 global cities that have achieved ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution, slashing pollutant levels by more than 20% since 2010…”interventions such as cycle lanes, electric cars and restrictions on polluting vehicles helped to drive the improvements.”
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London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
"Electricity generated from wind and solar is largely insulated from fossil fuel price volatility – once built, the fuel is free." This is what I told @dharna.bsky.social @theguardian.com who published this article. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What does the Iran war mean for clean energy transition?
Here’s what to know about how the current crisis could shape the expansion of renewable energy
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 17/03/2026
In just seven days this month, seven New Yorkers were killed in traffic crashes. One death a day should be unacceptable. Slower speeds save lives.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/03/2026
They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.
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London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ICYMI — Good news from @CALSTART’s new data drop on clean trucking: 🚚 59k+ deployments as of June 2025 🚛 36% YoY growth in zero-emission yard tractors ⚡ New analysis on which states are leading Read more about the report via @CCJnow: www.ccjdigital.com/alternative-...
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Zero-Emission Heavy-Duty Deployments Surge Amid Overall Slump
While cargo van deployments dipped in early 2025, medium-duty trucks and yard tractors hit record highs.
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 27/01/2026
💡 Electric trucks put less strain on the grid than expected. Real-world truck travel data shows smart planning can save $1B and match chargers to real demand. Learn more ⬇️
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Electric trucks put less strain on the grid than expected | Pembina Institute
TORONTO, ON — Early planning for electric trucks is overestimating near-term electricity demand and charging infrastructure needs by assuming all truck classes electrify at the same pace.
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Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · 28/01/2026
A stunning 18 percent of car-owning U.S. residents indicated that they were "strongly interested" in living car-free, and another 40 percent said that they were "open" to it, according to a survey. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/21/s...
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Survey: Most Americans Are Open To Ditching Their Cars — Streetsblog USA
Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
NEW | Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU power sector 🇪🇺⚡️ Our @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review is out today, showing wind and solar reaching 30% of EU power, compared to 29% for fossil fuels. Here's what happened in EU electricity generation in 2025 🧵
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
New research: Being car-dependent is so awful that some people who drive everywhere still support restricting cars in urban areas. "Dissatisfaction with car-based mobility can foster openness to change – even among those most dependent on cars." doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
300 mayors. 50 sessions. 1 shared purpose. To protect the people and places we love. At the World Mayors Summit in Rio, mayors shared how they are delivering results in their cities.
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Congestion Pricing Now @fundtransitnow.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Good data alert coming through! NYCEDC reports that business activity in the congestion relief zone is outpacing the rest of NYC: 4.8% foot-traffic growth in the zone vs. 1% citywide. www.eenews.net/articles/bus...
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Business may have picked up in NY tolling area, economic development report says
According to the study, despite job and business growth in the city, there are still affordability challenges facing city residents.
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ITDP @itdp-hq.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
A great kick off to #ClimateWeekNYC, with speakers highlighting strategies for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the urban #transport sector. Thank you to our co-hosts at the Crux Alliance and the ICCT, as well as our speakers!
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Plug In America @pluginamerica.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Meet Jeff, an auto glass repair pro who powers his business with his EV and has saved ✨$4,000 a month✨ since making the switch. From running power tools on the go to skipping the oil changes, driving electric gives him the range, reliability, and freedom to keep his focus on the job.
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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The Texas flooding is one of the deadliest events for U.S. children that we have ever seen. 21 dead so far. More children killed than in any mass shooting, including Uvalde and Sandy Hook. It may end up killing more children than Hurricane Katrina. Unfathomable heartbreak.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
This is a fantastic answer www.reddit.com/r/Micromobil...
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Universal daylighting will improve visibility and safety for all road users. Thanks to my council member @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social for sponsoring a bill to make universal daylighting the law in NYC
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Amy Turner @amyturner.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Yesterday President Trump signed an EO threatening to go after state and climate laws, a complete and total perversion of the principles of federalism. What does the order actually mean? I wrote about it for the @sabincenter.bsky.social blog. blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
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New Executive Order Tees Up Challenges to State and Local Climate Laws - Climate Law Blog
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach,” which directs the U.S. attorney general to work with department and agency heads...
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TransitCenter @transitcenter.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
“Higher car prices won’t increase public transit ridership in areas with little or no mass transit options. For transit to be a viable alternative to driving, localities, states and the federal government must increase investments in frequent, reliable transit service.” www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/b...
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Car prices will go up. Taking the train or a bus looks like a bargain | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs are expected to lift car prices by thousands of dollars. That’s an opportunity for America’s trains and buses.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 10/04/2025
Transportation costs are a huge problem! Housing costs in regions like New York City are, definitely, very high. But transportation costs are much lower! That's what makes it possible for NYC region to have lower overall housing + transportation costs than the Dallas region. htaindex.cnt.org/map/
In the Dallas metropolitan area, housing + transportation costs account for 45% of income, of which 27% is spent on housing and 18% on transportation.In the New York metropolitan area, housing + transportation costs account for 43% of income, of which 30% is spent on housing and 13% on transportation.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 13/03/2025
"My experiences with the congestion pricing have been good because I'm able to get into the city faster. I mean, we're talking about 45 minutes to an hour faster than I used to." — Ahmed, a truck driver
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Canal Street. I never thought it could be so clear on a weekday or really ever. Congestion pricing works.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Some good news, for a change: Colorado is moving to legalize kei cars and trucks.
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Want to legally drive a Japanese mini-truck in Colorado? You may soon be able to
The ‘kei’ cars and trucks are growing in popularity in the U.S. But many states have explicitly banned them in recent years. A bill at the statehouse would allow them on Colorado roads.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Norway nears 100 per cent goal of all-electric cars - Almost 96 per cent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the world and close to the country’s goal of selling only zero-emission vehicles as of this year. www.ctvnews.ca/business/aut...
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Norway nears 100 per cent goal of all-electric cars
Almost 96 per cent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the world and close to the country’s goal of selling only zero-emission vehicles as of this year.
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
"In their comments, people across the country shared how they would use the new route options to do everything from visit family to see national parks to connect to job opportunities." www.fastcompany.com/91266350/thi...
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If the government funded these Amtrak routes, 39 million more people would have rail access
A new study looks at adding 15 additional long-distance routes to Amtrak, which would dramatically expand access.
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Streetsblog L.A. @streetsblogla.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Bay Area peninsula Caltrain saw a 41% increase in ridership - resulting from electrification. Sunday ridership doubled. sf.streetsblog.org/2025/01/28/c...
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Caltrain Ridership Up, Again Demonstrating 'Spark Effect' of Electrification - Streetsblog San Francisco
And power usage is down. Maybe we can have nice things in the Bay Area?
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 24/01/2025
Earlier this month, we announced the purchase of 265 new zero-emission buses that will operate on routes across the five boroughs. This purchase is made possible by congestion relief funding!
Image of an all-electric bus charging at a bus depot
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
👏 New downtown space in Seattle dedicated to investing in and designing technology to combat climate change harrell.seattle.gov/2025/01/16/m...
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Mayor Bruce Harrell Launches the Seattle Climate Innovation Hub to Boost Green Economy and Downtown Revitalization  - Office of the Mayor
SEATTLE -Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the launch of the Seattle Climate Innovation Hub (SCIH), the first downtown space dedicated to investing in and designing technology to combat climate cha...
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Bus speeds improving is a huge win for low-income New Yorkers, a rare thing in today's politics.
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C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Hello Bluesky 🩵☁️ We are C40 Cities. We are a global network of nearly 100 world-leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone can thrive.
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 03/01/2025
Instead of just electrifying the status quo, Dutch cities’ new Zero-Emission Zones include incentives to shift freight and service transport to cargo bike, with their infrastructure making it safe and time-competitive—creating a win-win for entrepreneurs and for cities. zagdaily.com/places/the-n...
A variety of electric cargo bikes being used for freight and service purposes on dedicated infrastructure in Dutch cities.A variety of electric cargo bikes being used for freight and service purposes on dedicated infrastructure in Dutch cities.A variety of electric cargo bikes being used for freight and service purposes on dedicated infrastructure in Dutch cities.A variety of electric cargo bikes being used for freight and service purposes on dedicated infrastructure in Dutch cities.
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Daniel Firth @danielfirth.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Professional drivers and bus users - always some of the biggest winners from (de)congestion pricing
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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 08/01/2025
A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season. These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels. We are in a climate emergency.
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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
It's as close to consensus as Seattle is ever going to get on anything when 87% of KOMO viewers think Pike Place market should be "closed to cars." Obviously that's a totally unscientific sample, but to reiterate, it's from KOMO viewers. I spoke to them for their story: komonews.com/news/local/s...
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Safety concerns revive debate over vehicle access at Seattle's Pike Place Market
Should the street in front of Pike Place Market be closed to cars? It's a question that locals and tourists have been asking for some time.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Zero emission deliveries in Oxford City are to continue over the festive period thanks to the extension of a partnership between @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social and Velocity bike couriers who make cargo bike deliveries for over 18 city centre businesses. www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.
A narrow walkway in Tokyo. The sides of the street are lined with shops and what look to be residences.
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
👏 Gov. Josh Shapiro says he'll divert more than $150 million in federal highway funding to help Philadelphia’s mass transit system www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/transpo...
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Gov. Shapiro orders PennDOT to flex $153 million to SEPTA to stop 'death spiral'
On Friday, Nov. 22, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced he directed PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll to flex $153 million of federal highway capital funds to SEPTA immediately.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/11/2024
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all. Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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Catherine Ittner @catherine-ittner.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
“There finally seems to be this sense of momentum and determination to make the breakthrough, to actually make high-speed rail a reality here in the U.S.,” - Andy Byford www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/amtrak-...
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Dallas-Houston high-speed rail proposal could benefit ‘whole of Texas,’ Amtrak executive says
The $30 billion Texas Central project faces several obstacles, Amtrak's Andy Byford said, but it's moving forward with Amtrak as a partner.
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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 13/11/2024
Congestion Pricing 2: Electric Boogaloo This time it's $9. Let's gooooooooooo. gothamist.com/news/hochul-...
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Gov. Hochul to relaunch congestion pricing with $9 base toll, sources say
The move comes five months after Hochul abruptly paused congestion pricing.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12/11/2024
One annoying thing about historical research is looking up how long it took to get from A to B in the US by train in 1880 and then looking it up now and realizing it was faster in 1880.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
We know FOR SURE that there are huge pollution, climate, health, equity, and public/personal cost consequences connected to continued car dependency from all the highway, road-widening & parking CONSTRUCTION supporting more vehicles, whether they are EV or not. This siphons $ from better solutions.
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