To Save the Climate, Mayors and Cities Can Lead the Way
Dec 14, 2015, 11:24 am By Angie Schmitt
Cities’ collective ability to reduce carbon emissions is huge. Photo: Luc Mercelis/Flickr via…The Problem With Designing Streets for Peak Hour Traffic
Dec 11, 2015, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
If St. Paul widens this intersection to make traffic move faster for a few hours each weekday,…Why Changing the Rules of the Road for Cycling Won’t Cause Chaos
Dec 10, 2015, 11:15 am By Angie Schmitt
Washington, DC, is the latest city to consider changing its traffic laws to…St. Louis Struggles With an Old Question: “Why Go Downtown at All?”
Dec 9, 2015, 10:55 am By Angie SchmittAlex Ihnen at NextSTL uncovered this video from a 1965 television program about traffic and…Florida DOT Unveils Its Big Plan to Fix Deadly Streets
Dec 8, 2015, 11:33 am By Angie Schmitt
Plenty of states are saddled with a legacy of roads designed to be deadly for pedestrians, but…Slapping Flashy Crosswalks on Stroads Misses the Point of Complete Street
Dec 7, 2015, 11:17 am By Angie SchmittLeveraging technology, data, engineering, & education solutions to improve Florida transportation…If Congress Cared About Climate, Its Transport Bill Would Look Much Different
Dec 4, 2015, 10:26 am By Ben Fried
The politics of gas prices and truck industry lobbying factor into federal transportation policy…A Dutch Bicycle Engineer’s Perspective on the Sharrow
Dec 3, 2015, 11:15 am By Angie Schmitt
Sharrows: the consolation prize of bike infrastructure. Image: Bike Cleveland Dick van Veen, a Dutch…More “Nervous” Drivers Are Exactly What’s Needed
Dec 2, 2015, 11:23 am By Angie Schmitt
The deaths of two pedestrians and bicyclist in quick succession in Pittsburgh’s Oakland…Bad Street Design Kills People
Dec 1, 2015, 11:36 am By Angie Schmitt
Traffic fatalities are on the rise up again, with an increase of 8.1 percent in the first…Stranded on Two Feet: The Danger of Gaps in the Pedestrian Network
Nov 30, 2015, 11:37 am By Angie Schmitt
The only way to access this post office in Minneapolis by foot is to break the law and sprint across…How Traffic Growth Projections Become a Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
Nov 25, 2015, 10:56 am By Angie Schmitt
Transportation planners in Austin are in the beginning stages of a pattern just about every…Austin’s Emerging Bipartisan Coalition for Walkable Housing
Nov 24, 2015, 11:25 am By Angie Schmitt
“Granny flats” legislation sponsored by liberal Council Member Greg Casar was also endorsed by…TIGER Funding Restored in 2016 Spending Bill
Nov 23, 2015, 11:19 am By Angie Schmitt
As the House and the Senate get to work on hashing out a multi-year transportation bill in…Oregon DOT Chief Under Fire for Claiming Highways Cut Emissions
Nov 20, 2015, 10:56 am By Angie Schmitt
How often do state DOTs lie with numbers to justify building highways? Oregon DOT Director Matt…Check Out Pittsburgh’s New Bicycle “Merge Lane”
11:11am By Angie Schmitt
Photo: Will Bernstein via Bike PGH Transitions where streets suddenly change are a tricky part of…“Bright Clothing” Isn’t the Answer to Pedestrian Deaths
Wed 11:02am By Angie Schmitt
So far this year, nine people have been killed while walking in Columbus, Ohio. Predictably,…Why Transit Agencies Are Looking to Taxis and Uber to Provide Paratransit
Nov 17, 2015, 11:29 am By Angie Schmitt
In a six-month pilot program, Boston’s MBTA is exploring the use of taxis as an alternative to…Speeding Is a Big Problem Where Police Stopped Google Car for Slow Driving
Nov 16, 2015, 11:30 am By Angie Schmitt
A Google car made headlines last week when police pulled it over for driving too slowly on El…How Giving Bike Share Prime Real Estate Attracts More Riders
Nov 13, 2015, 10:58 am By Angie Schmitt
One of the more successful stations in Minneapolis’s Nice Ride system is parked right in front of…
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