ASC's Intersections Newsletter — Week of May 23, 2022
Nora's Note
Supporting AAPI Communities. As AAPI Heritage Month comes to a close this week, ASC commemorates the distinct contributions of over 25 million Americans of Asian and Pacific Island (AAPI) descent. Asian/Pacific Americans have played an important role in American culture for over 400 years when Filipino explorers arrived in what is today the State of California—a full 33 years before the pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock. In an environment that has grown increasingly hostile to Asian/Pacific Americans since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, it’s now more important than ever to support AAPI businesses, and continue to shed light on AAPI voices—past, present and future.
Transportation
Streets get more dangerous when cameras are off, stats show. Recent New York Police Department (NYPD) data shows that crashes during times where traffic cameras are turned off have risen from 33% of total crashes, in 2019, to 41% this year. New York City’s current traffic camera law allows 750 cameras to operate in locations near schools on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM—and legislators are now calling for a bill that would keep the cameras turned on 24/7 throughout NYC. Read more to learn about the current and future trends in NYC street safety. (Source: The City)
Security Intelligence: How Dangerous Is the Cyber Attack Risk to Transportation?
CityLab: How to Make a City Safer for E-Bikes? Think Infrastructure
Clean Technica: What If States Turn Pavement Into Charging Stations?
NY Times: Business Travel Resumes, Though Not at Its Former Pace
Gothamist: New Times Square subway entrance includes an elevator — and the largest mosaic in the system
Transport Topics: Hydrogen Likely to Be Next Fuel for Trucking, Panelists Say
Transportation Today: USDOT Supply Chain Tracker reveals record levels of goods entering United States, continued congestion challenges
GreenBiz: The world’s first airport for flying cars and drones has just landed
Energy/Environment
Pennsylvania is vying for a clean energy hub, but some worry it still relies on fossil fuels. In Pennsylvania, officials are hoping to make the state one of the four Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs that will be created as part of the 2021 Bipartisan infrastructure Law. Receiving the funding to build hydrogen infrastructure would create jobs throughout the state and move Pennsylvania closer to its sustainability goals—however, some environmental groups are hesitant to embrace hydrogen. Read more for details on Pennsylvania's climate goals. (Source: WESA)
Insurance Journal: How Climate Change Is Fueling More Intense Global Wildfires
Smart Cities Dive: Washington, DC, is ‘ideally poised for electrification,’ Sierra Club finds. The city’s gas utility disagrees.
Reuters: Creaky U.S. power grid threatens progress on renewables, EVs
Utility Dive: Electric evolution increasingly seen as inevitable for waste and recycling fleets
The Conversation: Almost 90% of us now believe climate change is a problem - across all political persuasions
Grist: Why Boulder and Flagstaff are enlisting cities to suck carbon out of the atmosphere
PV Magazine: Global solar demand to reach 190 GW this year, says IEA
Next City: The Chicago Neighborhood That Will Generate Its Own Energy
Economic Development
Average NYC income needs to double just to afford higher median rent. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) recently published a study that finds the average New Yorker would need to double their annual income to afford rising median rent prices. Despite rising rents, the city’s vacancy rate remains low at 4.54%. Read more for insights into how HPD plans to use this data to improve housing conditions for New Yorkers. (Source: amNY)
Route Fifty: Greater Housing Density Would Mean a Better Shot at Grants Under New Biden Plan
GovTech: What States Should Know as Federal Digital Equity Money Arrives
NY Times: In Uncertain Times, Start-Ups Flock to Co-Working Spaces
E&E: SEC gets aggressive in demanding climate data
NPR: How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess
Governing: Public Health and America’s ‘Forgotten Governments’
CNN: Pizza has a delivery problem
FiveThirtyEight: We Asked 2,000 Americans About Their Biggest Concern. The Resounding Answer: Inflation.
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