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Dec 20, 2014, 11:15 pm By Angie SchmittIn between the airport connectors and mixed-traffic streetcars are some public transit proposals…Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to Rip Out City’s First Protected Bike Lane
Dec 19, 2014, 11:06 am By Angie Schmitt
Mt. Prospect Avenue in Newark has New Jersey’s first protected bike lane, as far as we know. But…Low-Income Fares Coming to Streetcars and Foot Ferries
Dec 19, 2014, 10:58 am By Angie SchmittIn addition to the low-income fare program that has been in place in Kitsap Transit since 1985, the…Cities Won’t Turn Out the Way Highway Builders Predict
Dec 18, 2014, 11:00 am By Angie Schmitt
What if the driving slump continues apace forever, asks Patrick Kennedy. Image: Street Smarts The…Using a Construction Project to Predict the Effect of a Road Diet
Dec 17, 2014, 11:08 am By Angie Schmitt
Portland’s dangerous Barbur Boulevard got a temporary road diet during a recent paving project,…Toronto to Spend $650,000 to Plow Snowy Bike Lanes
Dec 17, 2014, 10:37 am By Angie SchmittFinally. It’s about time the city devoted a bit of money (it works out to less than 1% of the…The Test of a Great Bikeway
Dec 16, 2014, 11:12 am By Angie Schmitt
What separates a great bikeway from one that makes you wonder why anyone even bothered? Bike route…A Federal Safety Performance Measure for Biking And Walking to be Developed
Dec 16, 2014, 10:40 am By Angie SchmittDespite the drama surrounding the FY 2015 Omnibus, or “CRomnibus,” biking and walking just got a…The High Cost of Unwalkable School Districts
Dec 15, 2014, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
Another consequence of unwalkable schools: big transportation bills for school districts. Photo:…Whoops! How Planners and Engineers Badly Overestimate Car Traffic
Dec 12, 2014, 9:55 am By Angie Schmitt
How much car traffic will a new building generate? Engineers and planners are constantly trying to…How to Make Transit Succeed in a Sprawling City
Dec 11, 2014, 10:46 am By Angie Schmitt
In many ways, Calgary, Canada’s third-largest city, is very much like a sprawling American city.…Stockton CA Wants Better Transit, Biking, and Sidewalks, Not Wider Roads
Dec 10, 2014, 10:55 am By Angie Schmitt
Residents of Stockton, CA, told the city they want better transit and active transportation, not…Why I Will Not Operate My Bike Like It Is A Car
Dec 9, 2014, 11:01 am By Angie SchmittThe short answer is: because it’s not a car. Bicycles have strengths and weaknesses as vehicles…Devastating Job Sprawl Intensifies in Milwaukee’s Economic Recovery
Dec 9, 2014, 10:57 am By Angie Schmitt
Graphic via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In a continuation of a long-term trend with devastating…Imagining a Bizarro World With Rational Discussions About Parking
Dec 8, 2014, 11:01 am By Angie Schmitt
Remember that time you attended a public meeting about redesigning a street, and when the issue of…Milwaukee Transit to Get a Desperately Needed Boost
Dec 5, 2014, 11:27 am By Angie Schmitt
If there’s one region in the country that desperately needs better transit, it’s Milwaukee. And…What Are Cities Doing to Hold on to Families With Kids?
Dec 4, 2014, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Kids playing at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park. Photo: Curtis Palmer In Atlanta, the regional…Capital Bikeshare needs smaller stations, but more of them
Dec 4, 2014, 10:45 am By Angie SchmittThe most successful bikeshare systems in the world have dense networks with stations every few…Tracing the Life-Altering Injuries of Two Young Girls to Dangerous Design
Dec 3, 2014, 11:02 am By Angie Schmitt
This is the street next to the library in Springfield, Massachusetts, where two young girls were…Why Smaller Delivery Vehicles Could Be Huge for Cities
Dec 2, 2014, 11:43 am By Angie Schmitt
Using small delivery vehicles instead of big rigs could make cities a lot safer. Photo: Jason…
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