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Seattle Recalculates Walk Signal Timing to Make Crossings Safer for Pedestrians

The new formulas for calculating the length of walk signals are designed to give people more time to safely cross the street.

More Bikes Lanes, More Bikes: Lessons from the Pandemic

New research ties pop up bike lanes implemented in Europe during the pandemic to increased levels of biking.

Google Introducing the Self-Driving Bicycle in the Netherlands

“Best thing since the invention of the bicycle itself”

Hyundai’s E-Pit fast-charging template looks like a gas station

The automaker plans to open 12 fast-charging sites under the E-Pit banner—with 72 individual plugs—at highway rest stops in South Korea beginning in April, with eight more sites totaling 48 plugs planned for urban areas, The Korea Times reported last week.

President Biden Wants You Out of Your Car and on the Train – Please Support The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority In Montana.

The president’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal boosts funding for buses and rail. It even envisions actually tearing down some freeways.

Bioplastic from lumber mill wood powder that can degrade entirely in three months

A simple manufacturing process generates biomass-based plastics from the wood powder typically found at lumber mills

Artificially Intelligent Cars Are Getting Better at Preventing Your Death

Seven seconds can mean life or death on the road.

Pandemic Or Not, There’s A Bipartisan Plan To Kickstart A New Generation Of Entrepreneurs

This nationwide competition is a competitive fellowship. A selection committee would choose 320 entrepreneurs every year for the next 6 years with the goal of getting a business up and running.

Minneapolis restaurants offer takeout food without a side of guilt for using wasteful containers

To-go meals often result in a pile of empty containers. A Minneapolis trio hopes to trim the trash. 

What role will robots play in the future of food delivery? – With ‘Sidewalk,’ Amazon is building its own private neighborhood networks

About four in 10 consumers said they would use autonomous delivery if it was available, according to a 2019 report from The National Restaurant Assocation and Technomic. Today, with demand for delivery — particularly contactless options — elevated amid the pandemic, it’s likely that figure would be even greater.

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