Today’s Headlines
8:54am By Angie Schmitt
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Wants to Spend $9 Billion Widening Highways (WBAL) Bucking National…The Campaign to Fix Atlanta’s Most Dangerous Street and Preserve Its Immigrant Cultures
Thu 3:30pm By Angie Schmitt
Most American cities have at least one street like Atlanta’s Buford Highway: a mixed-use corridor…Is Infrastructure Spending Good for the Economy? It’s Complicated.
Thu 12:11pm By Angie Schmitt
If there’s one policy that both parties — or at least elements within both parties — seem to…Today’s Headlines
Thu 8:55am By Stephen Miller
A Month After Harvey, Texas Tribune Finds Low-Income Houstonians Stranded Without Cars Advocates Are…Fort Collins Just Built Five Miles of Bikeway for Less Than $1 Million – Here’s the Trick
Sep 20, 2017, 2:31 pm By Michael Andersen, PlacesForBikes
Fort Collins, Colorado, is the latest city to embrace America’s most underrated type of bike…Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck
Sep 20, 2017, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
When a driver struck a 14-year-old girl in a crosswalk outside her Philadelphia-area high school…Today’s Headlines
Sep 20, 2017, 8:55 am By Stephen MillerSeattle DOT: Usage Stats Show Popularity of New Dockless Bike-Share (MyNorthwest, Times, KIRO) Las…The Sorriest Bus Stop Championship: Seattle vs. Munhall
Sep 19, 2017, 3:16 pm By Angie Schmitt
For America’s sorry bus stops, it’s time for the World Series, the NBA Finals, and the Super…Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Doesn’t Have the Courage to Manage the City’s Parking
Sep 19, 2017, 12:37 pm By Angie Schmitt
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh may kill the city’s experiment with managing the price of on-street…Today’s Headlines
Sep 19, 2017, 8:55 am By Stephen Miller
WMATA Needs $15.5 Billion Just to Keep Things From Getting Any Worse (WaPo) From Recall Votes Over…Seattle’s Playful Traffic Circles Tame Neighborhood Streets
Sep 18, 2017, 4:02 pm By Angie Schmitt
Last week, Dongho Chang, Seattle’s chief transportation engineer, posted a series of photos on…The Mayor of Portland Is Cheerleading for a Highway Expansion
Sep 18, 2017, 11:46 am By Angie Schmitt
Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, came out swinging last week against residents who are trying to…Today’s Headlines
Sep 18, 2017, 8:55 am By Stephen Miller
Trump and Infrastructure: Dems in Conservative States (Hill) and Bloomberg Columnists Are All for It…Talking Headways Podcast: Guidelines and Expectations for Transit Oriented Development
Sep 15, 2017, 3:30 pm By Jeff Wood
This week we’re joined by Abby Thorne Lyman, who manages the transit-oriented development program…As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?
Sep 15, 2017, 1:24 pm By Yonah Freemark
Over the past 50 years, L.A. has grown up. Between 1960 and 2014, the city added more than 900,000…How Dangerous Is the Driving Around Your Kids’ School?
Sep 15, 2017, 11:36 am By Angie Schmitt
Just how bad are the drivers that zoom past your children’s school while they’re walking to…Today’s Headlines
Sep 15, 2017, 8:55 am By Stephen Miller
Houston Metro Chair: Harvey’s Devastation Underscored Importance of Transit (Chronicle) It’s Not…America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Englewood vs. Munhall
Sep 14, 2017, 5:08 pm By Angie Schmitt
Final Four action is in full swing at Streetsblog’s 2017 Sorriest Bus Stop tournament. Bus stops…America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work
Sep 14, 2017, 3:04 pm By Angie Schmitt
Every day, the streets of American cities are more clogged and polluted at rush hour because the…Bike Commuting Growth Has Leveled Off – But Not Everywhere in the U.S.
Sep 14, 2017, 12:58 pm By Michael Andersen, PlacesForBikes
The handful of cities that led the rebound of U.S. bike commuting a decade ago seem to have slowed…
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