Topics include how commuter rail is evolving, increased transit ridership levels from latest APTA report, transit funding through federal grants in 2024, Gov. Shapiro highlighting the importance of public transit to Pennsylvania's economy, Amtrak service expansion between Pittsburgh-NYC, the 10-mile autonomous vehicle shuttle route planned for Detroit, transportation infrastructure resilience projects (including one in Pittsburgh), Vision Zero in Pittsburgh aiming to eliminate traffic fatalities, POGOH Phase 3 bikeshare network expansion's new station proposal for mid-2025, the two transportation projects awarded Multimodal Transportation Program funding to address critical sidewalk gaps in the Hill District & Larimer and add a new connection from the 10th Street Bridge to the Eliza Furnace Trail, how transit agencies are succeeding by outsourcing operations, Tesla's latest robotaxi announcement, automated traffic enforcement being used in major cities to keep bus and bike lanes clear, and five reasons why people don't cycle to work and the 13 proposed solutions for overcoming thoes challenges proposed by Global Cycling Network.
