Issues & Insights

Residents are feuding over whether to turn a two-mile stretch of road along the Pacific Ocean into a bikeway and walking path.

After street changes and policy reforms, the Polish capital is touting its progress in meeting ‘Vision Zero’ safety goals, with fatalities dropping by half in a decade.

A long-sought goal for disabled travelers may soon come to fruition. The Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration and Delta Air Lines all confirmed that work is in progress to allow travelers who rely on wheelchairs to fly seated in their own equipment.

Climate United announced a plan to spend up to $250 million to buy as many as 500 electric semitrucks over three years in what it called the biggest single order of those zero-emission trucks in the country so far.

Under the proposed rules, more than 280,000 new electric or hydrogen motorcycles would be sold in California by 2045 — about eight times more than the total on its roads now. Electric motorcycles make up only 1% of current motorcycle sales.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will let the city install the red-light cameras at up to 600 intersections, up from the current 150. The governor pointed to city data showing that violations at intersections equipped with red-light cameras fell 73% since the cameras were first installed 30 years ago.

Starting in January, owners of electric vehicles that are registered in Vermont will have to pay an additional $89 for a one-year registration and $163 for two years. Plug-in electric hybrid vehicles will pay $44.50 for a one-year registration and $81.50 for two years. The fees are in addition to the current annual vehicle registration fee.

The plan doesn’t go as far as some other cities’ efforts to remove highways entirely -- or build parks on top of them. But the LINC promises to remove a whole lot of asphalt to make room for people.

Concepts were published in a 154-page report by the Department of Transportation, which was the product of two years of public outreach. They include converting space into a hub where delivery workers can charge e-bike batteries and redesign of a dizzying intersection to make the area safer for pedestrians and cyclists and less confusing for drivers.

The danger posed by wildlife crossing New Jersey’s busy roads and highways has increased enormously with the rise in animal and human populations. But a back-and-forth discussion begun years ago between state safety officials and biologists has produced a host of over-and-under solutions, using elevated walkways and tunnels.