A proposal to extend the Crescent line would bring rail service through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Thanks in part to funding made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Amtrak, in partnership with the Southern Rail Commission (SRC), will evaluate the possibility of extending the Crescent line from Mississippi to Dallas/Fort Worth, creating a continuous service from New York City to Texas. The plan has been in the works for two decades, but new funding opportunities prompted the agency to move forward with a study, reveals Mass Transit.
According to Knox Ross, chairman of the SRC, “Now that we have a way forward for new state-sponsored corridor service between New Orleans and Mobile, the I-20 route has been identified by the SRC as its next priority.”
The service would expand passenger rail to previously underserved areas. “If the study is funded under the Federal Railroad Administration Federal-State Partnership Program, and if it produces a sufficient business case for a direct connection between the Northeast Corridor and fast-growing areas in the south and west, Amtrak would partner with the SRC and others to seek federal capital and operating support to initiate the service.”

The Slow Death of Ride Sharing
From the beginning, TNCs like Lyft and Uber touted shared rides as their key product. Now, Lyft is ending the practice.

Cool Walkability Planning
Shadeways (covered sidewalks) and pedways (enclosed, climate controlled walkways) can provide comfortable walkability in hot climates. The Cool Walkshed Index can help plan these facilities.

Congestion Pricing Could Be Coming to L.A.
The infamously car-centric city is weighing a proposed congestion pricing pilot program to reduce traffic and encourage public transit use.

Illinois Legislators Pass Controversial I-55 Road Expansion Legislation
Legislation to enable the addition of express toll lanes on Interstate 55 in the Southwest Side of Chicago, opposed by environmental justice advocates, cleared the Illinois General Assembly last month.

What Is ‘Arterial Rapid Transit?’
Atlanta is planning to build ‘BRT lite,’ a version of bus service that offers signal priority and fewer stops but keeps buses in mixed-traffic lanes.

Vermont Latest State to Preempt Single-Family Zoning
The approval of the HOME law, S.100, will allow for duplexes in all residential neighborhoods in Vermont. Large swaths of residential zones in the state must also now allow tri- and four-plexes.
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