Manchin Machinations Seem Promising for Bullet Train
Mar 9, 2022, 12:12 am By Roger Rudick
Funding to the tune of $66 billion was allotted for Amtrak and other forms of passenger rail in the…Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road
Mar 8, 2022, 2:44 pm By Kea Wilson
A new plan to update federal consumer safety ratings for cars won’t do nearly enough to…Tuesday’s Headlines Are Complete
Mar 8, 2022, 5:00 am By Blake Aued
A new Federal Highway Administration report outlines how it will implement Complete Streets…Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti Approves 177 Miles of Speed Limit Reductions
Mar 7, 2022, 11:55 pm By Joe Linton
Earlier today, Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a new ordinance [council file 21-1223] that reduces speed…‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent
Mar 7, 2022, 4:39 pm By Christian MilNeil
The intersection of the Fellsway with Mystic Avenue – a site of such frequent crashes that…America: Show Us Your Best Bus Stops!
Mar 7, 2022, 5:01 am By Kea Wilson
March at Streetsblog usually means it’s time for our annual send-up of sub-par transit across the…New Film Shows People Benefiting from Car-Free Great Walkway
Mar 7, 2022, 5:01 am By Roger Rudick
An advocacy group called “Community Spaces SF” released Safe Places, Community Spaces, a…Monday’s Headlines Want to Be Denser
Mar 7, 2022, 5:00 am By Blake Aued
Density is important for effective transit, but only 12 of the 50 largest U.S. cities are as dense…Much-Needed Transit Assistance Announced
Mar 4, 2022, 11:51 pm By Melanie Curry
Transit agencies in California will get a much-needed infusion of “additional assistance” from…St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving
Mar 4, 2022, 5:01 am By Kea Wilson
St. Louis’s controversial decision to vote down a resolution that would have banned legislators…Friday’s Headlines Strike Back
Mar 4, 2022, 5:00 am By Blake Aued
The U.S. DOT sent a message to governors that they must protect cyclists and pedestrians if they…Grecia White’s ‘Women Who Bike At Night’ Documentary Celebrates the Joys of Riding After Dark
Mar 3, 2022, 4:26 pm By Christian MilNeil
Grecia White, a bicycling advocate based in Boston, recently wrapped up her production of Women Who…Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark
Mar 3, 2022, 2:31 pm By Jeff Wood
Yonah Freemark, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, chats about the effects of the…USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate
Mar 3, 2022, 5:01 am By Kea Wilson
No “complete streets” policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the systems…Thursday’s Headlines Will Die Behind the Wheel
Mar 3, 2022, 5:00 am By Blake Aued
One reason traffic deaths skyrocketed during the pandemic is that bad drivers — younger,…Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It
10:35pm By Melanie Curry
For years, researchers have talked about the concept of “induced demand,” pointing out that when…Wednesday’s Headlines Have a Sense of Urgency
5:00am By Blake Aued
Climate change is inflicting global damage even faster than previously thought, and governments are…For Pete’s Sake! Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines
Tue 3:42pm By Gersh Kuntzman
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will reportedly take a conciliatory tone…THE BRAKE: Why Road Diets Fail — And How to Help Them Win
Tue 1:07am By Kea Wilson
This week on Streetsblog, we looked at two communities who each planned to calm an ultra-wide,…Tuesday’s Headlines Are Taking a Ride
Tue 12:00am By Blake Aued
Replacing just a small portion of car trips with bike trips would result in sharp drops in…
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