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Episode 166: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - More Trains, Less Kings
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo! But don't worry, we cover a lot of ground including congestion pricing's sparing match with a wannabe King, Canada's high speed rail plans, microplastics, and a big bike experiment in Denver.
For more links to items discussed on the show, see below:
USDOT wants end to congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC
Seattle social housing gets yes vote - Cascade PBS
Canada plans HSR - CBC News
Woodlands eco-burb - Planetizen
Denver bike experiment - Denverite
Microplastics - Washington Post
Vehicle plastics found in Alps - Guardian
100 fewer killed with 20mph speed limits - BBC
Right on red danger for peds - Smart Cities Dive
Capital Gains slowing housing? - Fortune
Miami's trash nightmare - Washington Post
BONUS ITEMS
Caltrain More Efficient - Metro Magazine
Black residents pay price for climate change - Time Magazine
Languages lost to climate change - NOEMA
Brake dust more harmful now - Yale e360
EVs generally produce less non-exhaust emissions - Virginia Tech
(Thanks Nick for that one!)
Autonomous cars don't understand blind - University of Maryland
Safe planning for women - NZZ
Better barriers needed - Traffic Technology International
Atlanta's housing plans - Guardian
Rail accuses trucking of road subsidies - Roll Call
Cambridge ends single family zoning - Harvard Crimson
Senators wants $1K EV tax - Published on 10 months, 1 week ago