Old Places Built for Driving Are Failing New Residents Who Don’t Own Cars
Nov 30, 2016, 11:26 am By Angie Schmitt
Langley Park, a suburb of Washington, D.C., was built around cars. But many current residents rely…Kansas City Doesn’t Need New Roads — It Needs Sidewalks
Nov 29, 2016, 11:25 am By Angie Schmitt
Only one side of this one-way traffic funnel in Kansas City has sidewalks. Photo: Brent Hugh Kansas…What Seattle’s Doing to Help Poor Residents Afford Transit
Nov 28, 2016, 11:08 am By Angie Schmitt
Transit is an incredibly affordable way to get around, but for people struggling to make ends meet,…Signs That the Car-Share Industry Is Losing Steam
Nov 23, 2016, 11:19 am By Angie Schmitt
Car-share usage declined in 2015. What’s going on? Graph: Susan Shaheen and Adam Cohen via…The Silent Epidemic: Families of Traffic Violence Victims Speak Out
Nov 22, 2016, 11:46 am By Angie Schmitt
Kristi Finney, who lost her son Dustin when a truck driver hit him from behind while biking,…Advocates of Color are Elevating a Different Perspective on Safe Streets
Nov 21, 2016, 11:46 am By Angie Schmitt
Photo via Better Bike Share Blog Last week, advocates convened in Atlanta for the Untokening, a…America’s Electoral Systems Are Stacked Against Cities. What Comes Next?
Nov 18, 2016, 11:11 am By Angie Schmitt
The 2016 election, more than any in recent history, divided Americans by geography. Hillary…The Future of Transit Fares: Less Cash, More Trust, Faster Service
Nov 17, 2016, 11:18 am By Angie SchmittWe have the technology right now to revolutionize transit fare payment in ways that make transit…A Day to Remember the Tens of Thousands of Americans Killed in Traffic
Nov 16, 2016, 11:29 am By Angie Schmitt
Traffic collisions are one of the leading killers in America, particularly for young people. But…Looking to Quito’s BRT as a Model for Milwaukee
Nov 15, 2016, 11:37 am By Ben Fried
With Milwaukee looking to implement a BRT system connecting downtown to the suburb of Wauwatosa, Ken…Architects Reject AIA’s Call to “Work With” Trump
Nov 14, 2016, 11:15 am By Angie SchmittSomebody gotta draw the base and frieze details of that wall. #NotMyAIA https://t.co/5yQuRtks5r —…Everything Has Changed. Urban Activists Have New Battles to Fight
Nov 11, 2016, 10:20 am By Angie Schmitt
Tuesday night was a great night for transit in Seattle, where the region’s $54 billion light rail…CA Voters Reject Measures With Lots of Highway Money and a Dash of Transit
Nov 10, 2016, 10:42 am By Angie Schmitt
A highways-and-transit package in San Diego was opposed by environmentalists and didn’t muster the…Transit Opponents Fight Ballot Measures With the Language of Tech Futurism
Nov 8, 2016, 11:47 am By Angie Schmitt
Today’s a huge day for transit on local ballots. Opponents of Seattle’s $54 billion light rail…Milwaukee Is Claiming Its Excess Street Space for Bicycling
Nov 7, 2016, 11:22 am By Angie Schmitt
Low-traffic streets in Milwaukee leave plenty of room for bike lanes. Photo: Urban Milwaukee…How the Accommodations We Make for Cars Impose Huge Costs on Cities
Nov 4, 2016, 11:46 am By Angie Schmitt
Drive-thrus and parking lots are bad news for a city’s tax base. Image via Streets.mn Wide…How Can Cities Make the Most of an Infrastructure Spending Spree?
Nov 3, 2016, 11:22 am By Angie Schmitt
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have indicated that they intend to spend big on…Will Seattle Blow Its Chance to Reclaim Its Waterfront?
Nov 2, 2016, 11:33 am By Angie Schmitt
Nine lanes of traffic. This is Seattle’s vision for its waterfront, hardly an improvement over…Pedestrian Shaming — an Annual Rite of Halloween
Nov 1, 2016, 11:21 am By Angie SchmittWe are out on the corner of North Ave and Peachtree W reminding Pedestrians to…Will D.C. Metro Fall Into a Transit Death Spiral?
Oct 31, 2016, 11:34 am By Angie Schmitt
The situation unfolding for transit riders in Washington, DC, is scary. Few American cities rely on…
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