Designing City Streets to Suit 47 MPH Drivers Is a Recipe for Failure
Jan 29, 2016, 11:35 am By Angie Schmitt
On a street like St. Louis’ Gravois Avenue, applying the “85th percentile rule” will kill…Planning Director Claims 6,600-Home Development on Farmland Isn’t Sprawl
Jan 28, 2016, 11:09 am By Angie Schmitt
According to local officials the yellow star will be developed as a “live, work, play” area and…Enrique Peñalosa Back as Bogotá’s Mayor. Can He Do It Again?
Jan 27, 2016, 11:20 am By Angie Schmitt
After a 15-year hiatus, Enrique Peñalosa is beginning a new term as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia.…How Progressive Is Your Gas Tax?
Jan 26, 2016, 10:57 am By Angie Schmitt
In urban areas, people who earn less tend to drive less. Graphic: Bike Portland Portland is…Dallas Highway Will Generate a Million Miles of Driving Per Day
Jan 25, 2016, 11:16 am By Angie Schmitt
The question of whether to build the Trinity Parkway, a $1.5 billion toll road that would run…Commuter Rail and Inequality Within Transit Systems
Jan 22, 2016, 11:29 am By Angie Schmitt
In the Boston region, commuter rail is much more heavily subsidized per trip than urban buses and…Make No Mistake, Millennials in DC Drive Less Than Their Parents
Jan 21, 2016, 11:14 am By Angie Schmitt
Most millennials in the DC area drive to work, but they are still a far more multi-modal group than…Chris Christie Vetoes Pedestrian Safety Measure for No Discernible Reason
Jan 20, 2016, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
In 2014, 170 people were killed while walking on New Jersey streets, accounting for 31 percent of…Will Toronto Get Cars Out of the Way of the King Street Streetcar?
Jan 19, 2016, 11:08 am By Angie Schmitt
Toronto’s King Street will be redesigned to prioritize transit and walking. Photo: Wikipedia…Free Parking Is a Terrible Investment for Transit Agencies
Jan 15, 2016, 10:31 am By Angie Schmitt
Instead of charging for spaces when its park-and-ride facility reached capacity, the Minnesota…Missouri Lawmaker Wants to Require Tall Fluorescent Flags for Cyclists
10:16am By Angie Schmitt
Yes, it’s real. Via Cyclelicious In what is perhaps the most comical anti-bike legislation to…Blaming Pedestrians While Absolving the Streets That Kill Them
Wed 11:05am By Angie Schmitt
How many pedestrians have to get killed on Louisville’s Dixie Highway before the press and police…Northeast Ohio to State DOT: Road Expansions Getting Out of Hand
Jan 12, 2016, 11:34 am By Ben Fried
If you could point to one aspect of American transportation policy that’s more disastrous than…Straightening Out the Vestigial Kinks in Bus Routes
Jan 11, 2016, 11:42 am By Ben Fried
Metro Transit Route 2. Map: Metropolitan Council via Streets.mn Just a few months after Houston…Portland Bike-Share Ready to Roll Thanks to $10 Million From Nike
Jan 8, 2016, 10:52 am By Angie Schmitt
Portland transportation chief Leah Treat shows off one of the new Biketown bikes sponsored by Nike.…A Letter-Grade System for Walkable Retail Buildings
Jan 7, 2016, 10:59 am By Angie Schmitt
This Trader Joe’s gets a C because while it fronts the sidewalk, the entrance faces a parking lot…Philly Reduced Its Public Parking Supply and More Spaces Opened Up
Jan 6, 2016, 11:19 am By Angie Schmitt
Even as Philly has shed public parking spaces, the occupancy rate has declined. Chart: Philadelphia…Visualizing LA’s 18.6 Million Parking Spaces as One Enormous Blob
Jan 5, 2016, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Here’s how much space all of L.A. County’s parking spaces would take up if they were pushed…Sacramento Freeways and the “Small Town Mindset”
Jan 4, 2016, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
“It’s time to drop the small-town mindset and go for a big fix.” The street grid is intact…Louisville Removes Sidewalk “For Safety”
Dec 22, 2015, 10:53 am By Angie Schmitt
Louisville officials removed two sidewalk sections to prevent people from crossing at this location.…
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