Too Much Parking — Not a Shortage — Is Downtown Hartford’s Problem
Jun 9, 2014, 10:53 am By Angie Schmitt
There’s excitement brewing over a couple of big changes coming to downtown Hartford, Connecticut,…Columbus Prepares for a Dramatic Transit Makeover
Jun 6, 2014, 11:25 am By Angie SchmittStreamlining and redesigning Columbus’s bus network could quadruple the number of frequent routes.…How You Can Tell Your City Doesn’t Care About Pedestrians
Jun 5, 2014, 10:58 am By Angie Schmitt
If you live in a town that doesn’t consider pedestrian safety a very high priority, the signs are…WalkHood: Which Parts of your Neighborhood Can You Walk to in 5 Minutes?
Jun 5, 2014, 10:24 am By Angie SchmittWe’re very happy to say that the Walkonomics app for iPhone and Android is getting an upgrade and…How to Get a Pedestrian Plaza in Your Neighborhood — Lessons From Philly
Jun 4, 2014, 10:38 am By Angie Schmitt
After: Philadelphia activists just won a new pedestrian plaza for their neighborhood. Here’s how…DC’s Bold New Transportation Plan Envisions a City of Multi-Modal Streets
Jun 3, 2014, 11:15 am By Angie Schmitt
Washington, D.C.’s new moveDC transportation plan calls for smarter road pricing, new transitways,…Challenge: May Nets 4.6 Million Miles!
Jun 3, 2014, 11:06 am By Angie SchmittWe have wrapped up our first month for the 2014 National Bike Challenge –- and what an incredible…The Accidental Protected Bike Lane
Jun 2, 2014, 11:00 am By Angie Schmitt
Toronto officials unintentionally created a protected bike lane just by adding some planters as part…MoveDC Plan Proposes More Cycletracks, Transit, and Tolls
Jun 2, 2014, 10:25 am By Angie Schmittby Dan Malouff The latest draft of DDOT’s citywide transportation plan, moveDC, calls for a…U.S. House Committee Tells USDOT To Reduce Walking and Cycling Fatalities and Injuries
May 30, 2014, 11:04 am By Angie SchmittLast week the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal…Miami Official: Transit Won’t Work Because “Car Culture” Is “in Our DNA”
May 30, 2014, 11:00 am By Angie SchmittThere are public officials like this in every city: so uninspiring and resigned to the status quo…Time Is Running Out to Become a Streetsblog Superhero — Give Today
May 29, 2014, 11:46 am By Angie SchmittThis is it! The final days and the final giveaway of our spring pledge drive. So far, 221…Why Milwaukee’s New Train Platform Will Be Built at Two Heights
May 29, 2014, 11:18 am By Angie Schmitt
Here’s an illuminating case study about the political and bureaucratic dysfunction that shapes…Looking to Houston — Yes, Houston — as a Model for Better Street Design
May 28, 2014, 11:08 am By Angie Schmitt
Houston leaders have proposed putting the city’s wide-open streets on a diet. Photo: Wikipedia The…How Fort Myers, Florida, is Trying to Beat the “Most Dangerous” Rap
May 28, 2014, 10:25 am By Angie SchmittLast week it felt a lot like “Groundhog Day,” the Bill Murray movie where every day is repeated…What Makes Some Intersections More “Elastic” Than Others?
May 27, 2014, 11:14 am By Angie Schmitt
Of all the places we encounter throughout the day, intersections have perhaps the most strictly…Portland Considers Transportation User Fee to Help Pay for Infrastructure
May 23, 2014, 11:16 am By Angie Schmitt
Portland leaders are moving ahead with plans for a monthly fee, charged to city households and…Insult to Injury: NJ Governor Christie’s Cuts to Reduce Subsidy for Already-Underfunded NJ Transit
May 23, 2014, 10:51 am By Angie SchmittNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced several budget cuts Wednesday aimed at plugging the…The Outward March of Sprawl Eats Away at Indianapolis
May 22, 2014, 11:07 am By Angie Schmitt
Indianapolis took extraordinary measures to limit the fallout as new development spread out from its…Who Cares about Paris’ Slow Zones?
May 22, 2014, 10:51 am By Angie SchmittA great many people apparently, to judge by the reaction to our yesterday’s World Street posting…
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