America Already Has a Stratified Transportation System
Dec 21, 2015, 11:25 am By Angie Schmitt
The emergence of app-based taxis and private city bus services has prompted a lot of handwringing…Savannah Weighs Bike Ban in Beloved City Park
Dec 18, 2015, 11:02 am By Angie Schmitt
Savannah markets itself with this photo of people biking in Forsyth Park, which may soon become…D.C. to Pilot Protected Intersections as Part of Vision Zero Effort
Dec 17, 2015, 11:06 am By Angie Schmitt
These are the 15 streets where most DC pedestrian and cyclist fatalities happen. Map: DDOT via GGW…Is the FAST Act Good for Bike Funding?
Dec 16, 2015, 11:12 am By Angie Schmitt
When Congress passed a long-term transportation bill for the first time in more than a decade…Seattle’s Struggle to Keep the Transit in Its “Tunnel Plus Transit” Plan
Dec 15, 2015, 11:47 am By Angie Schmitt
Instead of an eight-lane surface highway next to the Seattle waterfront, Seattle Bike…To Save the Climate, Mayors and Cities Can Lead the Way
Dec 14, 2015, 11:24 am By Angie Schmitt
Cities’ collective ability to reduce carbon emissions is huge. Photo: Luc Mercelis/Flickr via…The Problem With Designing Streets for Peak Hour Traffic
Fri 11:10am By Angie Schmitt
If St. Paul widens this intersection to make traffic move faster for a few hours each weekday,…Why Changing the Rules of the Road for Cycling Won’t Cause Chaos
Dec 10, 2015, 11:15 am By Angie Schmitt
Washington, DC, is the latest city to consider changing its traffic laws to…St. Louis Struggles With an Old Question: “Why Go Downtown at All?”
Dec 9, 2015, 10:55 am By Angie SchmittAlex Ihnen at NextSTL uncovered this video from a 1965 television program about traffic and…Florida DOT Unveils Its Big Plan to Fix Deadly Streets
Dec 8, 2015, 11:33 am By Angie Schmitt
Plenty of states are saddled with a legacy of roads designed to be deadly for pedestrians, but…Slapping Flashy Crosswalks on Stroads Misses the Point of Complete Street
Dec 7, 2015, 11:17 am By Angie SchmittLeveraging technology, data, engineering, & education solutions to improve Florida transportation…If Congress Cared About Climate, Its Transport Bill Would Look Much Different
Dec 4, 2015, 10:26 am By Ben Fried
The politics of gas prices and truck industry lobbying factor into federal transportation policy…A Dutch Bicycle Engineer’s Perspective on the Sharrow
Dec 3, 2015, 11:15 am By Angie Schmitt
Sharrows: the consolation prize of bike infrastructure. Image: Bike Cleveland Dick van Veen, a Dutch…More “Nervous” Drivers Are Exactly What’s Needed
Dec 2, 2015, 11:23 am By Angie Schmitt
The deaths of two pedestrians and bicyclist in quick succession in Pittsburgh’s Oakland…Bad Street Design Kills People
Dec 1, 2015, 11:36 am By Angie Schmitt
Traffic fatalities are on the rise up again, with an increase of 8.1 percent in the first…Stranded on Two Feet: The Danger of Gaps in the Pedestrian Network
Nov 30, 2015, 11:37 am By Angie Schmitt
The only way to access this post office in Minneapolis by foot is to break the law and sprint across…How Traffic Growth Projections Become a Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
Nov 25, 2015, 10:56 am By Angie Schmitt
Transportation planners in Austin are in the beginning stages of a pattern just about every…Austin’s Emerging Bipartisan Coalition for Walkable Housing
Nov 24, 2015, 11:25 am By Angie Schmitt
“Granny flats” legislation sponsored by liberal Council Member Greg Casar was also endorsed by…TIGER Funding Restored in 2016 Spending Bill
Nov 23, 2015, 11:19 am By Angie Schmitt
As the House and the Senate get to work on hashing out a multi-year transportation bill in…Oregon DOT Chief Under Fire for Claiming Highways Cut Emissions
Nov 20, 2015, 10:56 am By Angie Schmitt
How often do state DOTs lie with numbers to justify building highways? Oregon DOT Director Matt…
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