TN MOVING STORIES: China Embarking on Major Subway Building Push, Big Changes for Seattle Buses

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Charlotte's light rail system (photo courtesy of The Brian Lehrer Show/WNYC)

China has approved 25 urban subway and rail projects. "Forty Chinese cities will have subway systems by 2020, bringing the total track length to 7,000 km, 4.3 times the current length." (Xinhua)

As the economy rebounds, so does traffic in the Bay Area. (Silicon Valley Mercury News)

Chicago's pedestrian safety plan -- which aims to end all pedestrian deaths over the next decade -- is now officially in effect. (Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun)

Big changes are afoot for Seattle's bus system, and the biggest one is the end of its 40 year downtown "ride free" zone. (Seattle PI)

Connected vehicles could triple highway capacity, says a new study. (NBC News)

Nelson Mandela's daughter is fronting a new United Nations campaign to highlight the problems of road safety. "We lose 1,000 children a day in road deaths, and the highest killer of children above the age of 10, worldwide, is road accidents,” said Zenani Zindzi. (AP via Washington Post)

Charlotte's light rail system is helping convention goers avoid the bus woes that plagued Tampa. (Tampa Bay  Times)

California's bullet train is better for the environment than cars or flying, says a UCB study. (East Bay Express)

Don't look for US DOT head Ray LaHood at the Democratic National Convention. (The Hill)

Hoboken is mulling over two very different plans to develop NJ Transit's 52-acre space downtown. (Jersey Journal)

Letter to the editor from a baseball fan: if the Orioles want more people to attend games, they need better public transportation. (Baltimore Sun)