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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we've got some interesting news from the world of transportation and urban planning to share.  We talk briefly about tram trains, the NAVI electric vehicle program, Chicago's big win, and much much more!  Below the fold are the show notes with all the items we cover in our digest show.

 

Main items

Single stairway - Pew Stateline

Tram trains - Works in Progress

Mall as climate shelter - NextCity

Chicago transit funded - Streetsblog Chicago

TXDOT says state needs transit - KERA

Developing world needs roads - Works in Progress

Brussels Pedestrian Zone shuts out bikes - Bloomberg CityLab

Scott Weiner's next steps - Mother Jones

Teens make housing portal - New York Times

IIJA's NEVI sets table for EV future - Politico Magazine

Will cities ditch DART? Dallas Observer

Bonus Items

California's shamful DUI record - CalMatters

Pollution and memory diseases - New York Times

Park City bus drivers may lose jobs - KPCW

LA to double recycled water - Governing

Valencia flood risk and auto dependence - Climate Change News

St. Louis agency 3D printing parts - Progressive Railroading

Metros get more people out of cars - TechXplore

Hong Kong train+property model - Flying Moose

Rising housing costs means lower fertility rates - Realtor.com

Trump wants to cut transit funding - Streetsblog USA - T4

Utah cities overestimating water - Salt Lake City Tribune

Puppies and Butterflies:

Fran Sans - Emily Sneddon

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