| TOP STORIES L.A. Metro Launches ‘Metro Micro’ On-Demand Service
The newly launched service introduces on-demand, shared rides in two Los Angeles neighborhoods, providing Uber-like service for $1 a ride. The service will grow to nine zones by summer 2021. READ MORE CCTA Executive Director Randy Iwasaki Retirement Announced
The Contra Costa County Transportation Authority announced that Iwasaki will retire at the end of the month. He will be replaced by Timothy Haile, who has served as executive director for projects since 2017. READ MORE Report Stresses Transit Funding Needs Under Biden WH
A new report by the Urban Institute urges an additional $17 billion in annual federal spending for transit nationwide, which could bring many bus systems up to a level currently seen in major cities like Chicago. READ MORE High-Tech Roads Are Powering Electric Cars, Sensors and More
Two projects in Georgia and New York are exploring new technologies which embed power generation, computing and more into paving, opening up this right-of-way space to accommodate solar panels and smart city sensors. READ MORE | 
