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Yaw Boahene, 57, died on Monday evening after his bag got caught in the closing doors of an A train at Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn. As the train departed during rush hour, Boahene was dragged between cars onto the tracks. Police confirmed the death was accidental, and the MTA described it as a 'terrible accident' without detailing safety mechanisms that might have prevented it.
Minnesota passed a transportation bill that includes close to $9 billion in investment on roads, bridges, and transit infrastructure. The bill includes revenue generated from tab fee increases, a hike in the sales tax on vehicles, an increase in the gas tax, and a new delivery fee. The Twin Cities will also be getting its own transportation sales tax. The bill allocates $205 million in the next two years to expand the state’s intercity rail program. The Metropolitan Council will get $230.3 million to build out and operate the Twin Cities’ transit system over the next two years.