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China’s high-speed rail linked to boosted EV adoption
Popular Science

China’s high-speed rail linked to boosted EV adoption

A paper from the Penn Institute for Economic Research at the School of Arts & Sciences found that China’s decade-long push for electric vehicle adoption coincided with the country’s expansion of high-speed rail.

What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras?
NextCity.org

What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras?

A study by Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues suggests that speed cameras lead to a substantial and statistically significant reduction in fatalities and crashes.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sits at his desk in Washington, D.C.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Fels Public Policy in Practice series from his office in Washington, D.C.

(Image: Courtesy of Fels Institute of Government)

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels

Buttigieg’s discussion with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale was part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series.

Kristen de Groot

Bus Revolution would bring frequent bus service to 1 million SEPTA riders
Philadelphia Inquirer

Bus Revolution would bring frequent bus service to 1 million SEPTA riders

In an Op-Ed, graduate student Jonathan Zisk of the Weitzman School of Design says that SEPTA should green-light the Bus Revolution project and allow the rollout of transformative bus service across the Philadelphia region.