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Transportation News Update: May 31, 2023

In this issue of our #TNU, we're summarizing articles covering topics including:

Turnpike has begun final phase of new All-Electronic Tolling implementation using Open Road Tolling for free-flowing mode of collecting tolls without plazas or booths
Lyft discontinues "shared rides" money-saving feature
PNC discount parking perk for Pittsburgh employees succeeds free pilot program
Mobility could be transformed by 2035, with US car sales dropping as much as 30% compared with 2015 levels
New solutions for off-grid EV charging emerge from Austin
Audi deploys new technology intended to save cyclist and pedestrian lives by partnering with Spoke Safety tech startup
The role of bikes in the future of transportation
Congestion pricing plan gets green light in New York City despite opposition
PennDOT announced that traffic fatalities and crashes decreased statewide in 2022

PennDOT announced that traffic fatalities and crashes decreased in 2022

More than one in five adults with limited public transit access forgo health care due to transportation barriers

New York City congestion pricing plan gets the green light, despite opposition

The role of bike lanes in the future of transportation

Audi deploys new technology intended to save cyclist and pedestrian lives by partnering with tech start-up, Spoke Safety

New solutions for off-grid EV charging emerges from clean energy startup based in Austin

Mobility could be transformed by 2035 with US car sales dropping as much as 30% compared to 2015 levels, and the share of passenger miles traveled in private cars dropping by 15%

PNC discount parking perk for Pittsburgh employees succeeds free pilot program as part of return-to-the-office strategy

Lyft is officially discontinuing shared rides in latest change to compete with Uber

PA Turnpike has begun building final phase of All-Electronic Tolling (AET) implementation with new Open Road Tolling (ORT) technique for free-flowing mode of collecting without plazas or tollbooths

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