‘Transportation Cannot Do It Alone’: US DOT Dep. Sec. Polly Trottenberg Signs Off
Jan 17, 2025, 12:03 am By Kea Wilson
As USDOT's second-in-command, Polly Trottenberg oversaw massive shifts in America transportation policy — and she says the work is not done yet.Confusion as Portland’s Road Death Toll is Alarmingly High
Jan 17, 2025, 12:03 am By Aaron Short
A spike in traffic deaths has tarnished Portland’s image as a bike-forward oasis, but advocates hope street safety improvements will accelerate in 2025.Congestion Pricing Gets Kids To School On Time, Data Shows
Jan 17, 2025, 12:03 am By Sophia Lebowitz
Data shared with Streetsblog shows school buses traveling faster and being late less since congestion pricing began.Friday’s Headlines Gaze Into the Future
Jan 17, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Driverless cars still face challenges but seem more inevitable than ever. There are two ways it could go.Talking Headways Podcast: Reimagining the Civic Commons
1:11pm By Jeff Wood
Bridget Marquis of Reimagining the Civic Commons on better ways to think about community engagement.Thursday’s Headlines Bid Buttigieg Bon Voyage
1:00am By Blake Aued
Some parting words — and actions — from Secretary Pete.Where Metro and Caltrans Are Widening L.A. Freeways, Sabotaging the Climate, Fanning the Flames
Wed 7:10pm By Joe Linton
Climate disruption is here. Right now. It's past time that Southern California transportation heavyweights — Metro and Caltrans — stop making the situation worse.SOFTBALLS: Eight Takeaways from Trump’s DOT Choice Sean Duffy’s Confirmation Hearing
Wed 4:54pm By Kea Wilson
The former reality star, congressman and Fox News host said "yes" to just about everything during his confirmation hearing — but wasn't asked the hard questions.Zona Roberts — Leading Figure in Accessibility — is Dead
Wed 2:12pm By Gersh Kuntzman
The "wheel behind the wheelchair" has died.Wednesday’s Headlines Are Running Out of Time
Wed 12:29am By Blake Aued
Our chance to avoid catastrophic climate change continues to slip away without urgent action.‘A Big Deal’: Buttigieg’s Final Grants Give Hundreds of Millions To Sustainable Transportation
Wed 12:28am By Kea Wilson
Secretary Pete's parting gift to America includes big money for bikeways, highways-to-boulevards projects, and more.Video: Trolley Buses are Great Nuts-and-Bolts Transit
Jan 14, 2025, 6:13 pm By Roger Rudick
The Armchair Urbanist says San Francisco already has a great solution for transit. Let's stop looking for magic technologies and do more of it.Tuesday’s Headlines Are Psyched About Bikes
Jan 14, 2025, 12:30 am By Blake Aued
NACTO's new Urban Bikeway Design Guide tackles the politics of bike lanes in addition to the engineering challenges.Video: Why We Need a Global Freeway Fighters’ Network
Jan 14, 2025, 12:02 am By Eric Doherty
A terrible project in Berlin shows the need for a global network to support local freeway fighters everywhere.Calif. Gov. Newsom Orders Suspension of Environmental Review for Fire Rebuilds
Jan 13, 2025, 7:40 pm By
Is the California Environmental Quality Act - theoretically written to prevent disasters like these fires - really the big barrier holding back a rebuild? The post Newsom Orders Suspension of CEQA for Fire Rebuilds appeared first on Streetsblog California.IT’S WORKING: Initial Data Show Congestion Pricing Has Stemmed The Tide of Years of Increasing Traffic
Jan 13, 2025, 7:13 pm By David Meyer
Travel times are down an average of 34 percent across the eight bridges and tunnels into the Central Business District, which saw a 7.5-percent drop in overall traffic, according to MTA figures.House Bill Would Make Auto-Braking Rules Stronger to Protect Cyclists
Jan 13, 2025, 12:03 am By George Kevin Jordan
Let's make America brake again!What’s Missing From the Safe Systems Approach
Jan 13, 2025, 12:02 am By Streetsblog
Safe streets, road users, speeds, vehicles, and post-crash care have long been held up as the five pillars of the "safe systems" approach to ending road deaths. One state DOT, though, recently added a sixth one — and their outgoing secretary thinks it's key…Monday’s Headlines Don’t Go Small
Jan 13, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
How is transit that only moves a few people at a time that different from personal cars, except at public expense?New Studies Show No Downsides for Bicycle ‘Idaho’ Stop
Jan 10, 2025, 4:51 pm By Jared Sanchez
As more states continue to pass laws allowing bike riders to treat stop signs like yield signs, more studies showing their safety benefits accumulate.
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