Portland’s TriMet transit agency, like others around the country, faces major service cuts without new funding sources. | ARTYOORAN / Shutterstock
Public transit funding remains a pain point at major agencies around the country, with California’s BART and Portland’s TriMet both set to make significant service and staffing cuts. The federal government is looking to ban free transit, challenging a key campaign promise from NYC Mayor Mamdani, who pledged to make NYC buses fast and free — a plan that has brought significant economic and social benefits to other cities such as France’s Dunkirk. A proposed Florida law would allow ADUs in all of the state’s residential communities, and Santa Rosa is looking to boost economic activity downtown by allowing open containers in select areas. In San Diego, a protected bike lane has shifted travel behavior and brought twice as many riders to the corridor.
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