To Make Streets Safer, Michigan DOT Takes the Pedestrian’s Perspective
May 6, 2014, 10:59 am By Angie Schmitt
A lot of state transportation departments talk the talk when it comes to designing streets that are…Philadelphia’s Kidical Mass
May 6, 2014, 10:26 am By Angie SchmittIt’s National Bike Month and we’re looking forward to the third annual Bike to School…Jim Oberstar RIP
May 5, 2014, 11:38 am By Angie SchmittLong time politician, avid cyclist and bike advocate Jim Oberstar passed in his sleep early Saturday…New Federal Bill Would Help Orient Communities Toward Transit
May 5, 2014, 10:22 am By Angie Schmitt
The federal government has a long history of supporting transit, but it’s never played much of a…Teen Driver Runs Over Boy on Bike for Throwing Water Bottle
May 2, 2014, 10:47 am By Angie Schmitt
Screenshot via Cyclelicious In a particularly heinous road rage incident last weekend,…ODOT Embarks on “Big Data” Project with Purchase of Strava dataset
May 2, 2014, 10:30 am By Angie SchmittThe Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is the first state transportation agency in the…Blue Cross’ $12.5 Million Divvy Deal Is Good News for Cyclists
May 1, 2014, 2:40 pm By John Greenfield
Riding Divvy bikes on the lakefront. Photo: John Greenfield Were you dismayed in 2006, when the city…Omaha Developer Sells “Walkable Main Street” of Parking Lots
May 1, 2014, 11:03 am By Angie Schmitt
This development in Omaha is being billed as a “Main Street.” The white space is parking. Image:…Washington DOT Chief: Seattle’s Big Highway Tunnel Might Not Get Built
Apr 30, 2014, 10:58 am By Angie Schmitt
“Bertha,” the tunneling machine that’s supposed to clear the way for an underground highway in…Bike League Analysis: Obama Transportation Bill
Apr 30, 2014, 10:40 am By Angie SchmittWith the Highway Trust Fund going bankrupt this summer and the current transportation bill set to…Drunk Driver Plows Into Marathon for Alcohol Abuse Awareness
Apr 29, 2014, 10:40 am By Angie Schmitt
Further evidence that seemingly no place is safe from errant drivers in the United States: A drunk…When State DOTs Make Roads Dangerous in the Name of Safety
Apr 28, 2014, 11:18 am By Angie Schmitt
A terrible car collision in Wisconsin on Friday has orphaned five children. The Wisconsin DOT wants…Montréal is North America’s Bicycle City
Apr 28, 2014, 10:51 am By Angie SchmittI had always heard Montréal was North America’s most bicycle-friendly city, but I believed that…Anthony Foxx: If States Want to Toll Freeways, U.S. DOT Is Open to That
Apr 25, 2014, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
Yonah Freemark at the Metropolitan Planning Council’s Connector blog got to sit…Cyclist Killed in Indianapolis Loved the Local Bike Community
Apr 25, 2014, 10:42 am By Angie SchmittI hate that stories about cyclists hit and killed by cars are more common than we want to admit, and…The “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card Strikes Again
Apr 24, 2014, 11:08 am By Angie SchmittBy Rick Bernardi I’ve been car-free since 2002, when a teen driver slammed her daddy’s SUV into…Mapping the Link Between Geography and Opportunity
Apr 24, 2014, 11:05 am By Angie Schmitt
The Regional Plan Association’s new “jobs access map” shows the relationship between geography…Big Cuts in Store for Seattle Transit After Voters Reject Ballot Measure
Apr 23, 2014, 11:14 am By Angie Schmitt
Photo: Oran Viriyincy/Flickr It looks like Seattle’s Prop 1, the ballot measure that could have…How Cities Should Frame the Way They Think About Mobility
Apr 22, 2014, 11:04 am By Angie Schmitt
Image: Copenhagenize The evidence that our transportation systems are producing less-than-optimal…Portland’s Tilikum Crossing, a Bridge for the 21st Century
Apr 21, 2014, 10:52 am By Angie Schmitt
Portland’s Tilikum Crossing will serve only spatially efficient modes, in contrast to the…
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