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• CTA "Will Pilot Automatic Detection System on Rail Right-of-Way" to detect trespassing on tracks, and prevent injuries and service delays

By practically all accounts, New York City's congestion pricing initiative, which launched on January 5, is doing precisely what it's supposed to: easing traffic congestion. You can get up to speed on exactly how the program is designed, from this explainer by Streetblog NYC's Dave Colon.

• Could CDOT Commissioner Tom Carney get fired as part of Mayor Johnson's plan to clean house? (Sun-Times)

The last time Chicago intercity bus service was making headlines was last fall, when the local Greyhound station, 630 W. Harrison St., was in danger of permanent closure. That would have made this the largest metropolis in the Northern Hemisphere without an intercity bus facility. That embarrassment was temporarily avoided when Greyhound owner FlixBus worked out a month-to-month lease deal with the station's landlord.

• Transportation committee to consider measure to require CTA president nominees to testify in front of alderpeople (Daily Line)

The Chicago Tribune editorial board members are probably not my biggest fans right now, since I recently pointed out questionable statements about bike lanes and Metra fares in their editorials.

• Tribune: "The United Center hasn’t been served by a Pink Line station since it opened. Could redevelopment plans change that?"

State Sen. Ram Villavalam and a coalition of labor unions are backing the "United We Move" bill that would empower the RTA without merging the four transit agencies.

• Sen. Villivilam and Clean Jobs Coalition, who previously called for merging transit agencies, back new bill calling for big changes but not a merger (WTTW)