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Transportation News Update: April 18, 2025

In this issue of our #TNU, we're summarizing articles covering topics including:

Transit. U.S. DOT has adopted the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines for Public Transit Stops
Technology. Pittsburgh to begin using AI cameras to enforce parking, issue tickets – including to enforce street sweeping restrictions
Technology. Smarter traffic lights: Pittsburgh company aiming to reinvent the traffic light to more safely and equitably share streets among cars, bikes, buses, and pedestrians
Pedestrians. AAA reveals pedestrian fatalities up 80% over 15 years with almost entire increase occurring on urban arterial roads and after dark
Technology. New AI-powered crosswalk pilot program warns drivers and pedestrians at Georgia intersection as "smart crosswalks" are revolutionizing pedestrian safety and traffic flow nationwide
Ridesharing. Lyft to launch Mobileye-powered robotaxis 'as soon as 2026,' starting with Dallas
Innovators. Groundbreaking contributions of African American innovators in transportation that have shaped the way we travel and commute
Biking. Pittsburgh startup Velo AI is transforming bicycles into data collection tools to better support bike infrastructure improvements
Development. The evolution of minimum parking requirement mandates and how developers think about parking in the age of transit-oriented development
Urban Street Design. Urban Street Design Guide from NACTO offers a "blueprint for designing 21st century streets," addressing challenges city's face to deliver roadway and public space improvements in the near and long term
Regional. Uncertainty of federal funding jeopardizing long-delayed Amtrak improvements
Regional. Philadelphia's Zero Fare pilot program's success highlights importance of free public transit for under-served communities
National. Pedestrian traffic increased by nearly 5% in congestion-pricing zone as 1.2 million fewer vehicles travel south of 60th St in Manhattan and commute times drop by 48%
National. DOT suspends $5 billion electric vehicle charging network effort

U.S. DOT has adopted the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines for Public Transit Stops

Pittsburgh to begin using AI cameras to enforce parking, issue tickets – including to enforce street sweeping restrictions

Pittsburgh startup Velo AI is transforming bicycles into data collection tools to better support bike infrastructure improvements

New AI-powered crosswalk pilot program warns drivers and pedestrians at Georgia intersection as "smart crosswalks" are revolutionizing pedestrian safety and traffic flow nationwide

Revisiting: The future of open city streets could start with smarter, adaptive traffic lights – Pittsburgh company reinventing the traffic light in effort to realize vision of bustling city streets shared safety and equitably among cars, bikes, buses, and

Lyft to launch Mobileye-powered robotaxis 'as soon as 2026,' starting with Dallas

Urban Street Design Guide from NACTO offers a "blueprint for designing 21st century streets," addressing challenges city's face to deliver roadway and public space improvements in the near and long term

Philadelphia's Zero Fare pilot program's success highlights importance of free public transit for underserved communities

ICYMI: Groundbreaking contributions of African American innovators in transportation that have shaped the way we travel and commute

Uncertainty of federal funding jeopardizing long-delayed Amtrak improvements

DOT suspends $5 billion electric vehicle charging network effort even after most of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funds had already been awarded

Pedestrian traffic increases by nearly 5% in January within congestion-pricing zone as 1.2 million fewer vehicles travel south of 60th Street in Manhattan and commute times drop by 48%

The evolution of minimum parking requirement mandates: How developers think about parking in the age of transit-oriented development

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