Transportation innovations from across the USA

The World

Takeaway correspondent Andrea Bernstein is just back from a conference in Washington of 10,000 transportation professionals from across the country. There, she learned how cities around the country are introducing novel ideas for transport, trying to make them mainstream. We hear about “Hot Lanes,” “Bike Shares,” and whether or not some cities may be looking at letting rich people buy their way out of traffic congestion.

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