This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we've got some interesting news from the world of transportation and urban planning to share. We talk briefly about tram trains, the NAVI electric vehicle program, Chicago's big win, and much much more! Below the fold are the show notes with all the items we cover in our digest show.
Main items
Single stairway - Pew Stateline
Tram trains - Works in Progress
Mall as climate shelter - NextCity
Chicago transit funded - Streetsblog Chicago
TXDOT says state needs transit - KERA
Developing world needs roads - Works in Progress
Brussels Pedestrian Zone shuts out bikes - Bloomberg CityLab
Scott Weiner's next steps - Mother Jones
Teens make housing portal - New York Times
IIJA's NEVI sets table for EV future - Politico Magazine
Will cities ditch DART? Dallas Observer
Bonus Items
California's shamful DUI record - CalMatters
Pollution and memory diseases - New York Times
Park City bus drivers may lose jobs - KPCW
LA to double recycled water - Governing
Valencia flood risk and auto dependence - Climate Change News
St. Louis agency 3D printing parts - Progressive Railroading
Metros get more people out of cars - TechXplore
Hong Kong train+property model - Flying Moose
Rising housing costs means lower fertility rates - Realtor.com
Trump wants to cut transit funding - Streetsblog USA - T4
Utah cities overestimating water - Salt Lake City Tribune
Puppies and Butterflies:
Fran Sans - Emily Sneddon
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