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Feb 17, 2017, 8:58 am By Katie Pearce
Congress Steps in to Kickstart DC Metro Safety Commission (WTOP) Slate: If Chao Slashes Bay Area…America’s Traffic Death Toll Is a National Disgrace
Feb 16, 2017, 4:51 pm By Angie Schmitt
More than 40,000 Americans were killed in traffic last year, according to new estimates from the…Introducing a New Series on Effective Transit Policy…
Feb 16, 2017, 2:27 pm By Yonah Freemark
Over the past 15 years, Los Angeles spent billions of dollars to nearly double the size of its…Want to See Where Transit and Biking Need a Boost? D.C. Has a Map for That
Feb 16, 2017, 11:33 am By Angie Schmitt
Most places in the U.S. still use 20th century metrics to assess the performance…Today’s Headlines
Feb 16, 2017, 8:59 am By Angie SchmittMore Than 40,000 People Were Killed in Traffic in the U.S. Last Year, a 6 Percent Increase (NYT)…What American Commuter Rail Can Learn From Paris, Part 2
Feb 15, 2017, 12:58 pm By Alon Levy
In Europe it’s common for regional rail systems to get ridership comparable to that of the subway…Nashville Police Call Driver Who Struck Protesters a “Victim”
Feb 15, 2017, 12:14 pm By Angie Schmitt
A 68-year-old man who ran his car through a group of protesters in Nashville not only won’t be…Milwaukee Subsidizes the Rest of Wisconsin, Not the Other Way Around
Feb 15, 2017, 11:34 am By Angie Schmitt
Anti-urban politics is practically a sport for many elected officials. And perhaps nowhere has the…Today’s Headlines
Feb 15, 2017, 8:58 am By Angie SchmittBipartisan Group of Lawmakers Wants to Meet With Trump to Talk Taxes, Infrastructure (CNN)…Q&A With Dongho Chang, a Traffic Engineer Who Stresses Safety Over Speed
Feb 14, 2017, 2:17 pm By Angie Schmitt
Streetsblog once called Seattle City Traffic Engineer Dongho Chang “the coolest traffic…To Get More People on Bikes, Louisville Needs to Raise Its Game
Feb 14, 2017, 11:31 am By Angie Schmitt
If you look past the giant new highway interchange, there’s encouraging transportation news…Today’s Headlines
Feb 14, 2017, 8:59 am By Katie PearceWhy Did L.A. Metro Ridership Drop Again? (LA Times) Tech Group Asks Feds to Slow Down on “Driver…What American Commuter Rail Can Learn From Paris
Feb 13, 2017, 3:40 pm By Alon Levy
For years, transit advocates in New York and other U.S. cities with legacy rail systems have…Get a Glimpse of Barcelona’s “Superblocks” in Action
Feb 13, 2017, 2:31 pm By Angie Schmitt
Barcelona is making headway on its “superblocks,” clusters of nine city blocks where car…Reversing Sun Belt Growth Model, Memphis Looks to Shrink Its Footprint
Feb 13, 2017, 11:04 am By Angie Schmitt
Like many Sun Belt cities, Memphis owes its population growth over the last several decades to…Today’s Headlines
Feb 13, 2017, 8:59 am By Katie PearceThe U.S. Needs to Cut Construction Costs Before We Can Do Infrastructure Right (American Interest)…Talking Headways: How France Melds High-Speed Rail With Cities, Part 2
Feb 10, 2017, 12:11 pm By Jeff Wood
In part two of our discussion of French high-speed rail and cities, guest host and German Marshall…Downtown Seattle Added 45,000 Jobs and Hardly Any Car Commuters
Feb 10, 2017, 11:05 am By Angie Schmitt
Transforming from a car city to a transit city is no easy task. Just ask Denver and Los Angeles,…Today’s Headlines
Feb 10, 2017, 8:57 am By Angie SchmittRahm Emanuel Plows Ahead With Express Rail to O’Hare (Chicago Tribune) Only 30 Percent of…To Make Streets Safer, Seattle May Get Rid of Traffic Signals
Feb 9, 2017, 4:06 pm By Angie Schmitt
Here’s an intriguing idea to make city streets safer. Seattle is reviewing 10 intersections to…
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