We Need a New Term to Describe Uber and Lyft
Jul 18, 2014, 10:55 am By Angie Schmitt
Companies like Uber and Lyft make any car owner a potential paid chauffeur, and their services are…St. Louis to Pedestrians: Drop Dead
Jul 17, 2014, 11:09 am By Angie Schmitt
A busy crosswalk has been erased in St. Louis, and the city is doing everything it can to prevent…Connecting Detroit Neighborhoods With Better Streets and Public Spaces
Jul 16, 2014, 10:53 am By Angie Schmitt
This intersection redesign calls for sidewalk extensions, bike lanes, high-visibility crosswalks,…Fixing One of Florida’s Deadly Roads With a Protected Bikeway
Jul 15, 2014, 10:40 am By Angie Schmitt
A new vision for Florida’s deadly Rickenbacker Causeway. Image: Bernard Zyscovich via…Misplaced Priorities: Spending $20 Million for 1,200 Drivers
Jul 14, 2014, 10:43 am By Angie Schmitt
Minnesota is planning to spend $20 million to widen and straighten the state highway through the…Denver’s Big Opportunity for World-Class Streets
10:57am By Angie Schmitt
Denver could transform Broadway with transit enhancements and a two-way protected bike lane.…In Portland, Merchants Lead the Charge for New Protected Bike Lanes
Thu 10:44am By Angie Schmitt
A bike lane protected from traffic by a row of planters, like this one from Vancouver, BC, is one…DUI Arrests Dropped in Philly After Ride-Share Companies Came to Town
Jul 9, 2014, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Philadelphia saw DUI arrests drop after ride-sharing companies began offering service. Graph: Plan…DHS Has Spent Over $1 Billion on Public Transit Security and Surveillance
Jul 9, 2014, 10:40 am By Angie SchmittThere is probably no safer place than public transit stations and vehicles. Despite what you see in…Comeback Time for DC’s Forgotten Bus Lane Network?
Jul 8, 2014, 10:45 am By Angie Schmitt
Washington’s 1976 dedicated bus lane network is in red. Additional transit lanes planned in the…Moving Beyond ‘Smart Growth’ to a More Holistic City Agenda
Jul 8, 2014, 10:16 am By Angie SchmittI have spent most of the last twenty years working on an agenda grounded in, for lack of a better…Why Did Copenhagen’s Biking Rate Surge in One Year?
Jul 7, 2014, 10:44 am By Angie Schmitt
Copenhagen is famous for being a city where a lot of people bike. More people are biking these days…Finding Freedom in the Walkable Neighborhood
Jul 7, 2014, 10:32 am By Angie SchmittThis post is an excerpt from the new book Why I Walk: Taking a Step in the Right Direction by…The Music City’s New Urbanism: 9 Projects Leading the Transformation of Nashville
Jul 3, 2014, 12:03 pm By Angie SchmittFor many, architecture isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when…Can Oklahoma City Become a Great Cycling City?
Jul 3, 2014, 10:55 am By Angie Schmitt
This is a pretty typical Oklahoma City street — wide, flat and relatively empty. The city recently…How a Lack of Respect Can Literally Erase Bike Lanes
Jul 2, 2014, 10:57 am By Angie Schmitt
We have bike lanes like this where I live, especially after winter: The ones so faded you can barely…Americans Demand Goals for Reducing Bike and Pedestrian Deaths
Jul 2, 2014, 10:31 am By Angie Schmitt“They’re gonna need to see this upstairs.” That’s what staff at the U.S. Department of…Why Reliable Data Matters for Active Transportation
Jul 1, 2014, 11:49 am By Angie SchmittDeron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director, Washington, D.C. The following is a guest post…Skateboarding Is Transportation, Too
Jul 1, 2014, 10:55 am By Angie Schmitt
The municipal skateboard ban is the “get off my lawn” of transportation policies. Photo: Pixabay…Oregon Study Finds 94 Percent of Cyclists Stop at Red Lights
Jun 30, 2014, 11:23 am By Angie Schmitt
Contrary to lawless cyclist mythos, a study finds that nearly all cyclists in four Oregon cities…
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