Transport
National politics – with its binary choices, toxic rhetoric and stalemate posturing – is increasingly ineffective. By contrast, many cities are showing both leadership and bold action. Austin, Texas, for example, is joining many cities around the world with plans to take cars off the road while increasing mobility for its citizens. It will invest more than $7 billion in a new transit system, and another $460 million in new infrastructure centered on walking and biking. The plan aims to remove 250,000 daily car trips, bringing down car commutes from 75% of the population to 50% by 2039. Change is happening.
— Wayne Visser
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