Downtowns Across the U.S. See Streetcars in Their Future -- At least 40 cities are exploring streetcar plans to spur economic development, ease traffic congestion and draw young professionals and empty-nest baby boomers back from the suburbs, according to the Community Streetcar Coalition, which includes city officials, transit authorities and engineers who advocate streetcar construction. More than a dozen have existing lines, including New Orleans, which is restoring a system devastated by Hurricane Katrina. And Denver, Houston, Salt Lake City and Charlotte, N.C., have introduced or are planning to introduce streetcars. NY Times 8/14/08
*BART adopts rules for Segway use -- BART will restrict but not ban the use of electric Segway scooters on the train system.The BART board voted Thursday to approve a two-tier set of restrictions to replace a temporary ban, which was imposed after a June accident in which a runaway Segway toppled onto tracks and delayed train service at a San Francisco station. SJ Mercury 8/14/08
*Fewer dying in auto crashes -- National, state and local figures indicate vehicle fatalities are on the decline, including final 2007 figures for the U.S., released Thursday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found fatalities across America dropped 3.9 percent from 2006 to 2007. PE 8/14/08
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