Episode 172: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Charge Them More for Zombie Miles

Episode • Jun 3 • 40m

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we've got some really interesting pieces for everyone including on federal transportation funding, EPA trying to kill climate protections, and a group of Seattle friends build a home together.

Main News

Highway trust fund dead since 2008 - T4America

EPA wants to kill GHG regs for power plants - New York Times

Washington State woonerfs - The Urbanist

US government built social housing - The Conversation

The 50% AV problem - Changing Lanes

Group of friends live together - Fast Company

Front range rail line - Colorado Newsline

Maui neighborhood built fast - Fast Company

Valencia's ceramic paving - Euronews

Seattle's new subway - City Observatory

Regional Block Grants - Brookings

Bonus Items

Transit expansion in Montana - Daily Montanan

Benefits of congestion pricing - New York Times

EPA rolls back limits for forever chemicals in drinking water - AP

Amsterdam smart charging - CleanTechnica

Colorado housing order - Colorado Public Radio

Urban childen prone to allergies - University of Rochester

Trump will regret cutting energy star - Heatmap

Economics of street fairs - Sherwood News

Spain orders AirBnB - New York Times

Lessons from LA mobility wallet - KTLA

China's airlines raise alarm on HSR market share - South China Morning Post

Dieselgate killed 16K people - The Guardian

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