Paris to Set Default Citywide Speed Limit Below 20 MPH
May 21, 2014, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Paris has enacted slow zones over much of the city in recent years. New Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to…Florida will Make Hit-and-Runs a Felony
May 21, 2014, 10:58 am By Angie SchmittOn balance, the just completed 2014 Florida Legislative Session was good news for bike/ped and…The Problem With “Same Road, Same Rules”
May 20, 2014, 11:04 am By Angie Schmitt
A recent post on Vox went viral with the argument that cyclists shouldn’t have to make full stops…55% Reduction in Traffic Fatalities Over the Past Decade in the EU
May 20, 2014, 10:22 am By Angie SchmittBetween the years 2001 and 2012, automobile fatalities were reduced by more than half in the EU:…The Danger of Letting Your State DOT Plan Your City
May 19, 2014, 10:43 am By Angie Schmitt
Without a solid plan for the future from city officials, Alex Ihnen writes, the Missouri DOT has…Prince George’s County, Maryland, Adopts “Sprawl Plan 2035” over Objections
May 19, 2014, 10:23 am By Angie SchmittIt was supposed to be different this time. Prince George’s County’s new general plan was…What Happens When You Divert Bikeways From Commercial Streets?
May 16, 2014, 11:06 am By Angie Schmitt
Some of the streets around Indianapolis’s widely lauded Cultural Trail are seeing a development…Can Traffic Deaths go the Way of Smallpox?
May 16, 2014, 10:59 am By Angie SchmittIn the United States we have become desensitized to traffic deaths. That doesn’t mean we don’t…How Ohio’s Focus on Highways Suffocates Transit
May 15, 2014, 11:11 am By Angie Schmitt
This is an actual bus stop in Cleveland. There is a very small RTA emblem marking the stop just…Oregon to Implement Voluntary Road Usage Fee
May 15, 2014, 10:57 am By Angie SchmittThe Oregon Department of Transportation is starting work on what the agency says will be the…To Stave Off Transit Cuts, Seattle Plans to Go It Alone
May 14, 2014, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Just a couple of weeks ago, voters in Seattle and its surrounding counties rejected a funding…DC Police Ticket Road Rage Victim in the Emergency Room
May 13, 2014, 11:12 am By Angie Schmitt
DC-area readers are wondering whether police bias was at work after a cyclist who claims to be a…Bike League: B+ for Senate Transportation Bill
May 13, 2014, 10:59 am By Angie SchmittSenator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and her leadership colleagues on the Senate Environment and Public…The Plan to Transform Houston Transit Without Spending a Dollar More
May 12, 2014, 11:05 am By Angie Schmitt
Currently, Houston’s frequent transit network looks like this. Map: Jarrett Walker/Human Transit…What Type of Suburban Geography is Best for Transit?
May 12, 2014, 10:58 am By Angie SchmittA post on Let’s Go LA from last year, about different suburban development patterns in different…San Diego Claims Space for Biking With Its First Road Diet
May 9, 2014, 11:01 am By Angie Schmitt
San Diego now has two buffered bike lanes. Photo: BikeSD San Diego certainly has the right kind of…Mixed-Use Communities Become the “Norm” in Wisconsin’s Capital
May 9, 2014, 10:35 am By Angie SchmittMadison, Wisconsin is currently experiencing a rise in mixed-use developments, especially in the…Opting Out of Suburban Driving Headaches
May 8, 2014, 11:26 am By Angie Schmitt
A couple of articles published recently in the Twin Cities area highlighted some of the problems…How Silver Spring, Maryland, Outgrew Its Parking Lots
May 7, 2014, 10:54 am By Angie Schmitt
Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, has grown while reducing the demand for parking. Photo: Dan Reed…$200 million in Bike/Ped Funding Threatened in Virginia
May 7, 2014, 10:38 am By Angie SchmittIn other news at today’s Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee meeting Tom Biesiadny, head…
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