Wednesday’s Headlines Release the Hounds
Aug 21, 2024, 12:45 am By
The CEO of Flix North America, the intercity bus company that bought Greyhound three years ago, says he plans to integrate the merged services with regional operators and local transit. (Smart Cities Dive) Transportation for America reminds us that the…Car-Free in Dallas?! It Can Be Done!
Aug 21, 2024, 12:02 am By Emilie Bahr
This article originally appeared on the America Walks blog and is reprinted here with permission. “Meet the people choosing to live car-free in Dallas.” The headline from the Dallas Morning News came across my social media feed recently and I…Is America Ready for the Equity Impacts of the AV Revolution?
Aug 20, 2024, 9:04 pm By Streetsblog
A lot of ink has been spilled on what autonomous vehicles could mean for America, especially if the tech industry fantasy of a 100 percent driverless future somehow comes true. But our guest on this week’s episode of “The Brake” argues that policymakers…Eyes on the street: Completing the DNC Security Perimeter Ride by bicycle
Aug 20, 2024, 4:17 pm By John Greenfield
This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. I’m the founder of Chicago’s annual Perimeter Ride, a roughly 100-mile “century” around the city’s edge. For the last decade or so, I haven’t been directly involved with this very fun pedal from the…Tuesday’s Headlines Get Onboard the Harris/Walz Campaign
Aug 20, 2024, 1:16 am By Blake Aued
More than 500 people joined a Train Lovers for Harris/Walz Zoom call that raised $12,000 for their campaign. (Bloomberg, StreetsblogUSA) Bikes are 200 years old, but the benefits — physical, social, financial and environmental — remain the same. (World…This Single Photo of a Packed Trolley Illustrates the Ups and Downs of US Public Transit
Aug 20, 2024, 12:01 am By Nicholas Dagen Bloom
Since the 1940s, there has been a broad shift away from public transit across the U.S., and service has declined in many cities, including New York, Boston, Denver, Orlando and St. Louis. A look back at the last national mass transit boom helps explain the…OPINION: Public Space is Getting Bland — Better Programming is The Answer
Aug 20, 2024, 12:01 am By Matthew Choi
Is New York City bland? At a recent conference, I heard a group of out-of-town planning professionals lament the “sameness” of the Big Apple’s public spaces. The same planter, metal chair and colorful paint job can be seen in spaces from Corona to…Rail Reflections from the California Zephyr
Aug 19, 2024, 8:34 am By Meghan Volcy
Birthdays can be a lot. There are a lot of expectations of what you should do, who you should do it with, what it should feel like, what it should look like to other people. Some people like to do anything they can to stave off the existential dread of getting…Calling Out In Transit: ‘Train Lovers for Harris-Walz’ Raise $12K in One Zoom Room
Aug 19, 2024, 12:03 am By Aaron Short
Nothing stops the money train. After hundreds of thousands of Black women, Black men, white women, and white “dudes” raised millions of dollars for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign in online telethons, transit enthusiasts gathered virtually on…Study: People Want to Pay for Parking Separately From Rent
Aug 19, 2024, 12:01 am By Chris McCahill
Parking reform advocates, backed by urban policy researchers, have long argued for “unbundling” the cost of parking from residential leases, rather than including it in the cost of rent. This is usually so that households with fewer cars don’t get…Monday’s News Goes from Bad to Worse
Aug 19, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
The pandemic spike in traffic deaths disproportionately affected Black, brown, young, low-income and less educated Americans, who were already more like to be killed by drivers. (Forbes) In the next surface transportation bill, Congress could make it easier…Friday’s Headlines Go the Conventional Route
Aug 16, 2024, 12:52 am By Blake Aued
It’s not quite the Olympics, but hosting a political convention like the DNC in Chicago next week gives cities an incentive to get transit projects built faster. (ABC News) Heat forces trains to slow down to avoid damaging the tracks, and as the climate gets…Oregon Highway Expansion Facing Second Lawsuit for ‘Cumulative Impacts’
Aug 16, 2024, 12:04 am By George Kevin Jordan
The Oregon Department of Transportation doubly violated federal law by not only refusing to study cost-effective alternatives as part of its plan to double the width of Interstate 5, but also not being transparent with the public about the impacts of the plan,…Friday Video: ‘Car Kryptonite’ in Providence
Aug 16, 2024, 12:04 am By Gersh Kuntzman
Want to slow down drivers? Put things in the road. That’s what our friend Clarence Eckerson Jr. discovered on a recent working vacation in Providence, R.I., where authorities laid down speed humps on the badly designed South Main Street — and enjoyed what…Talking Headways Podcast: Reducing Emissions on Highway Projects
Aug 15, 2024, 11:13 am By Jeff Wood
This week we’re joined by Move Minnesota director Sam Rockwell to talk about climate bills Minnesota legislators have passed that could reduce highway and road building emissions in the state. We chat about setting transportation related climate targets,…Q&A: Tell Congress to Require Female Crash Test Dummies
Aug 15, 2024, 12:03 am By Streetsblog
It’s the dumbest problem with the simplest solution. Federal automobile crash tests don’t use “female” dummies, which helps make people assigned female at birth 17 percent more likely to die and 73 percent more likely to suffer severe injuries in car…How Car Commutes Are Making Americans Sick
Aug 15, 2024, 12:01 am By Nikita Luke
Daily commutes via car have evolved into more than mere trips; they greatly influence both our mental and physical well-being. Research shows that relentless car journeys don’t just occupy our time, they significantly shape our mood and overall outlook on…Thursday’s Headlines Race to the Finish Line
Aug 14, 2024, 11:58 pm By Blake Aued
A lot has been written about the Olympics, but hosting a political convention is another good way to get transit projects done. (ABC News) New technologies can allow states to fairly distribute the costs of driving in the wake of declining gas taxes…House GOP Leaders Try to Sneak Massive Transit Cuts into the Budget
Aug 14, 2024, 12:42 am By Aaron Short
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again to cut transit funding. Even though Congress passed a bipartisan infrastructure law three years ago, House Republicans are trying to gut — by billions — the amount of funding sent to transit agencies and…Wednesday’s Health-Conscious Headlines
Aug 14, 2024, 12:09 am By Blake Aued
Long commutes by car are hazardous to your health, causing stress and anxiety, contributing to obesity and exacerbating respiratory illnesses through exposure to pollution. (The City Fix) California Republicans are trying to kill the state’s high-speed rail…
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