When Transit Goes Down at the Polls, Here’s Some Advice on How to Regroup
Jul 6, 2015, 11:58 am By Ben Fried
Last week, voters in the Vancouver region rejected a half-cent sales tax to pay for a package of…Killing a Transit Project Isn’t Going to Fix Your City’s Parking Crunch
Jul 2, 2015, 10:55 am By Ben Fried
Broad Street in Richmond. Photo: Jeff Auth/Wikimedia Commons via GGW Yesterday we ran a post from…Your City Has a Complete Streets Policy. But Does It Have Complete Streets?
Jul 1, 2015, 11:32 am By Brad Aaron
Is this a complete street? Image: Google Maps via Urban Indy Indianapolis passed a Complete Streets…Washington State’s Faustian Bargain to Fund Transit
Jun 30, 2015, 11:18 am By Brad Aaron
Washington Governor Jay Inslee and state legislators have agreed to enable funding for a major…DC’s Silver Line: A Transit Expansion 34 Years in the Making
Jun 29, 2015, 11:00 am By Brad Aaron
Image via Greater Greater Washington. Click to enlarge When a politician like Maryland Governor…Atlanta’s Big Turnaround in Walkable Development
Jun 25, 2015, 11:17 am By Brad Aaron
Graph via ATL Urbanist A new report that quantifies development in walkable urban places…Anatomy of a Dangerous Intersection
Jun 24, 2015, 10:50 am By Brad Aaron
Image via Where the Sidewalk Starts Streets designed to facilitate fast driving are not suitable…The Name Says It All: U.S. Senate Unveils the DRIVE Act
Jun 23, 2015, 11:44 am By Brad Aaron
What does Congress envision for the future of transportation in the U.S.? Hint: The Senate’s…Even Amsterdam Wasn’t Always “Amsterdam”
Jun 22, 2015, 11:34 am By Brad AaronIf you live in a city where people are trying to make it easier and safer to get around on foot, by…The Kindness of Safer Streets
Jun 19, 2015, 11:32 am By Brad AaronIs this really the best we can do? Dave Alden at Vibrant Bay Area writes that the above ad from…Milwaukee Could Pay Big Bucks for Downtown NBA Arena, and Its Parking
Jun 18, 2015, 11:00 am By Brad Aaron
Rendering of proposed Milwaukee Bucks arena. Image via Urban Milwaukee Publicly-financed arenas for…The Globalization of Suburbia
Jun 17, 2015, 11:09 am By Brad Aaron
“Orange County,” Beijing. Photo: Andrew Stokols/TheCityFix The above photo could be a scene from…Portland Officials Expected to Adopt 10-Year Vision Zero Plan
Jun 16, 2015, 11:27 am By Brad Aaron
Officials in Portland, Oregon, are expected to adopt a Vision Zero program, with the goal of…Houstonians See Folly of Debt-Financed Sprawl, Even If Leaders Don’t
Jun 15, 2015, 11:19 am By Brad Aaron
Voters in Montgomery County, Texas, rejected a road-building bond referendum. Despite local support…Minneapolis May Drop Parking Minimums Near Transit
Jun 12, 2015, 11:07 am By Brad Aaron
Proposed changes to parking requirements for residential developments in Minneapolis. Image:…Making Urban Cemeteries More Urban
Jun 11, 2015, 11:19 am By Brad Aaron
Urban cemeteries often have limited public access. Image: Google Maps via Streets.mn Should urban…Making Urban Cemeteries More Urban
Jun 11, 2015, 11:19 am By Brad Aaron
Urban cemeteries often have limited public access. Image: Google Maps via Streets.mn Should urban…The San Diego Leaders Who Sacrificed People for Parking
Jun 10, 2015, 11:26 am By Brad Aaron
University Avenue at Fourth Avenue in San Diego, where a driver ran over a mother and her 3-year-old…The San Diego Leaders Who Sacrificed People for Parking
Jun 10, 2015, 11:26 am By Brad Aaron
University Avenue at Fourth Avenue in San Diego, where a driver ran over a mother and her 3-year-old…Virginia’s Chance to Improve Commutes Without Building More Roads
Jun 9, 2015, 11:45 am By Brad Aaron
A Virginia state agency is weighing how to allocate new transportation funds, presenting an…
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