New York City boasts the biggest bike-share program in the U.S. — and even the world, outside of China. It’s also, by far, the country’s most expensive. And it’s getting pricier every year. That could change in the next few years, however, if a campaign to cap Citi Bike rides at $3 for members gains allies in city hall.
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Driverless trucks are hauling commercial loads in Texas, while AI is being deployed on Mississippi River towboats. Railroads are relying more on machine vision and automated inspection systems, as aviation regulators are preparing for a future in which cargo flights may operate with far less human involvement. Viewed separately, these developments may appear incremental. Together, they point to a freight economy that is increasingly autonomous, continuously optimized and more productive.
Millions of drivers across the country are encountering automated speed cameras for the first time, or they will soon. Safety advocates say there's clear evidence that these cameras work to make roads safer. But there's also a growing backlash from drivers.
The cities along the Atlantic coast are linked by a coastal road that is being gradually developed into a $15 billion superhighway. The project is led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional bloc of 12 countries, and is intended to unlock the economic potential of the region.
Zoox is already going for test drives in Las Vegas and San Francisco. It’s basically a shiny box on wheels: Four passenger seats, no steering wheel, and a robot voice that talks to passengers when they get in.
Station activations are not new for Metro; what is new is the sheer number of events. With activations at the new D line stations, World Cup fan zones and other events across the system, Metro is hoping to lure new riders.
Dollar vans are a familiar part of life in neighborhoods near Flatbush Avenue with large populations of Caribbean immigrants. The minibus services grew in popularity during the 1980 transit strike and continued to operate in areas across the city — largely in areas that lack subway service.
The study by the Federal Railroad Administration concluded that proposed changes could increase Penn Station’s capacity to as many as 32 trains per hour during the morning rush and 30 per hour in the evening rush. The station, largely unchanged since the 1960s, can handle 24 trains per hour at peak times now.
Most states now have an annual EV fee in place, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. A nationwide fee of $130 a year could be on the way, too, if a proposal in a bipartisan transportation funding bill makes its way through Congress.
For years, Dorr told anyone who would listen about his simple way of making highways safer. A line on the side of the road, he argued, would give drivers somewhere to aim their eyes at night other than oncoming headlights. Over time, his revolutionary stripe of paint would reach billions of people and guide drivers across the planet.
