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Lyft offers assistance for drivers, premium options to fuel growth

Bryan Wassel — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:12:00 -0500

CEO David Risher credited the company’s “customer obsession” for a strong quarter, but it's focusing on its drivers, too.

Intercity bus service on the upswing

Dan Zukowski — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:57:00 -0500

Long distance and regional bus lines are buying more motor coaches as they see growing ridership.

4 ways local governments are harnessing AI to transform operations

Jeff Green — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:38:00 -0500

The technology could improve municipal efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery — but implementation must address community and public-sector worker concerns.

Ionna moves forward with EV charging network

Larry Avila — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:37:00 -0500

The automaker-led joint venture remains committed to rolling out public charging infrastructure, despite the suspension of government funding.

New York loans Revel $60M to expand NYC public EV charging

Robert Walton — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:45:00 -0500

The financial arrangement is “an important and replicable precedent” to accelerate electric vehicle charging, NY Green Bank President Andrew Kessler said.

Pedestrian deaths highest on dark city roads at night: AAA report

Dan Zukowski — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:45:00 -0500

Crashes involving pedestrians were also disproportionately higher in socially and economically disadvantaged communities in the cities it studied, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found.

Top cities for apartment conversions

Mary Salmonsen — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:44:00 -0500

The office-to-multifamily pipeline has grown by 28% over the past year, according to a new report.

How 4 cities are advancing affordable housing despite NIMBYs

Danielle McLean — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:28:00 -0500

Public engagement and policies that cut through red tape are among the tools city leaders use to overcome neighborhood opposition.

Trump seeks to kill NY congestion pricing program

Dan Zukowski — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:28:00 -0500

President Donald Trump told the New York Post he's had at least two phone calls with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul about killing the controversial tolling program in Manhattan.

DOT suspends Biden’s $5B electric vehicle charging network effort

Robert Walton — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:24:00 -0500

Most of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funds have already been awarded to states, however, and some observers say the Trump administration cannot end the program with just a memo.