Could DC Add Bike Lanes to Its Traffic Circles?
Aug 22, 2014, 11:06 am By Angie Schmitt
London is adding a bike lane to one of its famous traffic circles. Image: City of London via…Sioux Falls Builds Sidewalk-Free School, Tries to Stop Kids From Walking
Aug 21, 2014, 11:43 am By Angie Schmitt
Stories like this one help explain why we have a childhood obesity epidemic in the United States.…Will Spokane Give Downtown Transit Riders the Boot?
Aug 20, 2014, 11:15 am By Angie Schmitt
Transit in Spokane, Washington, is centered around a well-designed plaza in downtown. While the…A Call for Minimum Service Standards
Aug 20, 2014, 10:44 am By Angie Schmitt» All across the country, transit agencies are opening new rail lines with inadequate service. At…Don’t Blame Hills for Pittsburgh’s Pedestrian Injuries
Aug 19, 2014, 10:44 am By Angie Schmitt
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently published an in-depth investigation of the city’s pedestrian…Spokane’s Downtown is for People – and their Buses
Aug 19, 2014, 10:16 am By Angie SchmittOn this side of the Cascades, we don’t often hear much about transit in Spokane. That’s a shame,…To Prevent Distracted Driving, New App Distracts Drivers
Aug 18, 2014, 11:00 am By Angie Schmitt
The new windshield display system Navdy aims to make texting while driving easier. Image: Navdy The…Frequent Networks: Escaping the “Food Desert”
Aug 18, 2014, 10:30 am By Angie SchmittFor their piece on food deserts this week, National Geographic led off with this map of Houston. It…Cincinnati Launching a 35-Station Bike-Share System Next Month
Aug 15, 2014, 10:49 am By Angie Schmitt
This hasn’t been a great year for bike-share launches in America, with the dominant operator, Alta…Charting the Essential Link Between Walkability and Transit
Aug 14, 2014, 11:16 am By Angie Schmitt
Surprise! The DC Metro stations with the most ridership also have the most people living within…New Report Finds Older Tri-State Pedestrians at Risk
Aug 14, 2014, 10:40 am By Angie SchmittTri-state region pedestrians aged 60 years and older are disproportionately at risk of being killed…Why Charging Transit Riders to Transfer Makes No Sense
Aug 13, 2014, 11:31 am By Angie Schmitt
Paying twice for a single trip that requires two buses makes no sense, says Jarrett Walker. Photo:…Rob Ford Isn’t the Only One Holding Back Toronto Bike Infrastructure
Aug 12, 2014, 11:05 am By Angie Schmitt
New buffered bike lanes wdebuted in Toronto late last month. But why aren’t they protected? Photo:…Is a Walkable Built Environment a Civil Right?
Aug 12, 2014, 10:24 am By Angie SchmittAs we see often in Atlanta’s real estate market, the newest examples of what I call “good…One More Reason Not to Trust Reason’s Attacks on Rail
11:14am By Angie Schmitt
Amtrak’s Acela service turns an operating profit, despite averaging “only” 3.4 million…When Transit Service is Substandard, Can we Plan for Capital Expansion?
10:52am By Angie Schmitt» New Orleans fantasizes about new streetcar routes as its buses barely make the grade. Public…Midwest Rail Advocates Take the Fight to Scott Walker
Aug 8, 2014, 10:31 am By Ben Fried
Rail advocates place this billboard along the corridor where Governor Scott Walker rejected a…How Can Suburban Communities Repair Disconnected Streets?
Aug 7, 2014, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Though there might be plenty of reasons to extend a cul-de-sac and convert it to a through street,…Carsharing, A 1% Solution (And Why it is a Critical 1%)
Aug 7, 2014, 10:29 am By Angie SchmittThe learning process has been long and painful. But it is soon 2015, the results are in, and we now…What if all of Portland’s Bikers Decided to Drive for One Day?
Aug 6, 2014, 11:02 am By Angie SchmittThis post is sort of inspired by Randall Munroe. It’s an idea that pops up now and then in the…
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