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  • Philly Advocates Score Initial Win In Fight for Safer Bike Lanes

    Aug 29, 2024, 9:38 am By Kea Wilson
    Religious institutions will no longer be able to legally park in a critical bike lane in Philadelphia — a critical victory for advocates who had mobilized to fight the exemption after a crash killed a cyclist who had been riding in a bike lane. Philly Bike…
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  • Thursday’s Headlines Better Never Than Late

    Aug 29, 2024, 12:45 am By Blake Aued
    The $110 billion for highways in the Biden administration’s infrastructure law have helped states restart road projects that were languishing for years. (Governing) The U.S. DOT just released $800 million for low-carbon building materials (Construction Dive)…
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  • Plugging Away: New York City Gets Big Biden Bucks for More EV Fueling Stations at the Curb

    Aug 29, 2024, 12:03 am By
    The city has won a $15-million federal grant to install another 600 electric car charging posts along the curbside lane — part of a massive investment in new auto infrastructure that pedestrian advocates say will lock in the roadside for car re-fueling for…
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  • Wednesday’s Headlines Go Small

    Aug 28, 2024, 12:34 am By Blake Aued
    Automakers are shifting toward smaller electric vehicles with lighter batteries, but will the SUV-loving American public buy them? (The Atlantic; paywall) Republicans continue to rail against electric vehicles even though EVs align with many GOP objectives,…
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  • Bill Would Finally Ding Automakers’ Safety Ratings on Huge Cars That Kill Pedestrians

    Aug 28, 2024, 12:02 am By Kea Wilson
    Automakers would be discouraged from designing tall vehicles with huge blind spots that studies show are more likely to kill pedestrians under a new federal bill — one that advocates say could pave the way for regulations that would forbid automakers from…
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  • California’s Complete Streets Bill Has Come a Long Way

    Aug 27, 2024, 7:55 pm By Melanie Curry
    Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Senator…
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  • Tuesday’s Headlines Get Out of the Way

    Aug 27, 2024, 12:57 am By Blake Aued
    From congestion pricing in New York to transit funding in Charlotte to complete streets in San Antonio, state governments often stand in the way of cities trying to cut back on driving or make streets safer. (Yale Climate Connections) In 1964 President Lyndon…
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  • How to Build A Pop-Up Lane to Your City’s Next Street Festival

    Aug 27, 2024, 12:03 am By Kea Wilson
    Why should anyone have to get in a car just to access a car-free street festival? That was the question advocate Jay Stange asked himself after attending Center Streets in West Hartford, which closes a four-block loop of its downtown to motor vehicle traffic…
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  • San Diego’s Transit Ridership Is on the Road to a Strong Recovery

    Aug 26, 2024, 5:29 pm By Alex Wong
    The state’s highest-ridership passenger rail system, BART, has experienced the slowest post-COVID ridership recovery in the nation. Its struggles are dominating headlines, as has Governor Gavin Newsom’s reluctance to fully fund transit. But California is…
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  • Our Overbuilt Road Network Costs Americans Trillions in Lost Housing Opportunities

    Aug 26, 2024, 12:04 am By Kea Wilson
    America has poured enough asphalt to build its sprawling auto-centric road network to cover the entire nation of the Netherlands, according to a new study — and in the process sacrificed trillions of dollars worth of land that could have been put to better…
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  • I Got Robbed on the Train — But I Still Have Faith In Cities

    Aug 26, 2024, 12:02 am By Steve Wright
    A traveler’s worst nightmare? Three men — all less than half my age — crashed into me just as the subway doors were closing. Shoved, I banged my head on one the poles for standing riders to grasp and fell forward in pain. Even though I was blindsided…
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  • Monday’s Headlines Clam Up on Climate Change

    Aug 26, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Kamala Harris and other top Democrats seem to see climate change as a lose-lose issue: Talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to fight global warming and risk losing Pennsylvania swing voters, or emphasize the uptick in domestic oil and gas production…
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  • Do Caltrain’s New Trains Have Enough Bike Space?

    Aug 23, 2024, 6:55 pm By Roger Rudick
    Caltrain is now running electric trains up and down the Peninsula carrying passengers (and, frequently, their bikes) in regular service. The new trains are, for now, randomly rolled into the existing diesel schedule. Starting Sept. 21, Caltrain will go 100…
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  • Friday’s Headlines Tear It Down

    Aug 23, 2024, 1:14 am By Blake Aued
    Removing urban freeways creates developable land and tax revenue for cities, but often it doesn’t benefit the communities those freeways originally displaced. (Next City) The cost of building highways outweighs the benefits, especially when taking into…
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  • Don’t Forget About Non-Drivers in Rural America

    Aug 23, 2024, 12:03 am By Anna Zivarts
    In her 80s, my grandma started having heart troubles. More than once, she passed out while driving. When I reflect on it now, I realize she probably drove off the road more than we knew about. Knowing how much she valued her independence, and how tough and…
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  • Friday Video: ‘Where My Bus At?’

    Aug 23, 2024, 12:03 am By Streetsblog
    As kids across America load up their backpacks for the first weeks of school, some families are struggling to even get them to class, thanks to a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers that’s cancelled routes across the country. Now, a group of Louisville…
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  • Talking Headways Podcast: Portland’s Micromobility Experience

    Aug 22, 2024, 11:45 am By Jeff Wood
    This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Dylan Rivera and Jacob Sherman of the Portland Bureau of Transportation to discuss micromobility. We chat about the importance of cities regulating access to transportation markets, importance of bike…
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  • OMG: Is V2X Finally RTG? NSF!

    Aug 22, 2024, 12:03 am By Aaron Short
    Not so fast. An emerging technology that would enable vehicles to communicate wirelessly with each other to prevent deadly crashes is one step closer to moving ahead — but advocates are sounding the alarm that tech is no substitute for simply redesigning…
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  • This Company Will Help Cities End Stop-Sign Running — Free!

    Aug 22, 2024, 12:03 am By Kea Wilson
    A new automated enforcement company hopes to end stop-sign running in America with the power of AI, inspired by its founder’s personal brush tragedy on U.S. roads. Last month, New York start-up Stop For Kids announced that it was expanding its…
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  • Thursday’s Headlines Stop Breaking Down

    Aug 22, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Amtrak’s antiquated infrastructure keeps breaking down this summer. It will take billions of dollars and more than a decade to fix. (New York Times) Common Edge explores how front porches encourage walkability. Car insurance rates are expected to rise 22…
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