Kansas City Unveils a Streets Plan That Puts Walking First
Jan 23, 2017, 11:34 am By Angie Schmitt
The $800 million infrastructure bond going before Kansas City voters in April may not be the sexiest…Today’s Headlines
Jan 23, 2017, 8:58 am By Katie Pearce
The Hill Expects Elaine Chao to Sell Trump’s Infrastructure Bill to Congress You Know the…Boston Has Yet to Deliver on Big Promises to Eliminate Traffic Deaths
Jan 20, 2017, 5:09 pm By Angie Schmitt
Boston’s Beacon Street is notorious for speeding and tragedy. Two years ago, a young couple was…Can America’s Most Dangerous Place to Walk Change Its Streets?
Jan 20, 2017, 11:30 am By Angie Schmitt
The most dangerous metro area in America for walking is Fort Myers, Florida, according to Smart…Today’s Headlines
Jan 20, 2017, 8:59 am By Katie Pearce
Paul Ryan Envisions 40/1 Ratio for Private/Public Spending on Infrastructure (The Hill) ……Talking Headways Podcast: Cities on a Hill
Jan 19, 2017, 3:42 pm By Jeff Wood
This week we’re joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Francis Fitzgerald to talk about her 1986…Trump’s First Budget May Zero Out Federal Transit Funding
Jan 19, 2017, 2:36 pm By Angie Schmitt
Donald Trump’s first budget will follow a blueprint for extreme spending cuts laid out by the…Louisville’s New $1.1 Billion Bridge: Empty at Rush Hour
Jan 19, 2017, 11:35 am By Angie Schmitt
Kentucky and Indiana just cut the ribbon on the $1.1 billion “East End Bridge,” part of the…Today’s Headlines
Jan 19, 2017, 9:00 am By Angie Schmitt
Economists Pan Trump’s Infrastructure Plan as “Ill-Conceived” “Giveaway” (NYT) Americans…North Dakota May Make It Legal to Run Over Protestors
Jan 18, 2017, 1:11 pm By Angie Schmitt
North Dakota state rep Keith Kempenich has had enough of people exercising their right to assembly…The Case for a Tax on Parking Lots
Jan 18, 2017, 11:11 am By Angie Schmitt
Parking lots make cities less walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly. They crowd out space for…Today’s Headlines
Jan 18, 2017, 8:55 am By Angie Schmitt
Trump Names Two New York Developers to Monitor Infrastructure Spending (WSJ) North Dakota Bill…8 Transportation Engineering Euphemisms That Should Be Tossed Out
Jan 17, 2017, 3:19 pm By Angie Schmitt
Have you ever gone to a public meeting about a street in your neighborhood, only to be told that…Seattle Just Canned Its Bike-Share System. What Went Wrong?
Jan 17, 2017, 12:01 pm By Angie Schmitt
With Seattle’s three-year-old bike-share system, Pronto, struggling to attract riders and make…Today’s Headlines
Jan 17, 2017, 8:58 am By Katie Pearce
Surge in U.S. Traffic Deaths Outpaces Increase in Driving (AP) Trump’s Transportation Team Still…One British City’s Transit Solution: Tax Parking
Jan 13, 2017, 4:29 pm By Angie Schmitt
Raising money for transit by charging more to drive is good public policy but difficult…Talking Headways Podcast: Planning While Black
Jan 13, 2017, 1:23 pm By Jeff Wood
This week we’re going back to LA Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Tamika Butler’s plenary at…The Injustice of Subsidizing Jobs People Can Only Reach By Driving
Jan 13, 2017, 11:36 am By Angie Schmitt
The more far-flung the jobs in a region, the fewer are accessible via transit, biking, and walking…Today’s Headlines
Jan 13, 2017, 9:00 am By Angie Schmitt
Ben Carson: Not Qualified to Run HUD (Slate, NYT, Hill) …Doesn’t Rule Out Using HUD Funds to…Transportation Agencies Will Finally Measure the Movement of People, Not Just Cars
Jan 12, 2017, 3:18 pm By Angie Schmitt
“What you measure is what you get,” the saying goes, and for a long time, America’s…
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