A Plea for States Like Ohio to Wake Up to the “New Reality”
May 27, 2015, 11:16 am By Angie Schmitt
Ohio’s cities have been declining, and traffic congestion isn’t the problem. The highway system,…Federal Court: Wisconsin Uses Bogus Traffic Data to Justify Highways
May 26, 2015, 11:26 am By Angie Schmitt
State departments of transportation all over the country use specious traffic projections to justify…Atlanta Can’t Fix Its Traffic Problem Without Getting a Handle on Sprawl
May 22, 2015, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Complaining about traffic is practically a sport in Atlanta. Which makes sense, since traffic in the…Driver Smashes Through House, Hits Baby in Crib. Police: No Biggie!
May 21, 2015, 11:21 am By Angie Schmitt
Whoopsie! Via Seattle Bike Blog If you’re behind the wheel of a car, law enforcement will let you…Will Milwaukee Fall for the Convention Center Shakedown?
May 20, 2015, 11:42 am By Angie Schmitt
A consultant recommended that the way to fix dead zones near the Milwaukee Convention Center is to…Like Great Transit, a Compact City Gives People Freedom
11:44am By Ben FriedThe Congress for New Urbanism has posted a video of Jarrett Walker (of Human Transit fame)…Missouri DOT Still Itching to Build a 1960s-Era Highway Through St. Louis
Mon 11:27am By Angie Schmitt
Route 755 was supposed to slice through the northern portion of St. Louis, but it was never built.…If Larry Hogan Kills Maryland’s Purple Line, It’s Not About Saving Money
May 15, 2015, 11:11 am By Angie Schmitt
Building the Purple Line, a major expansion of the DC-region Metro system in Maryland, seems like a…The Case for Building a Garden in the Middle of the Street
May 14, 2015, 11:23 am By Angie Schmitt
The addition of this rain garden improved a Louisville neighborhood in more ways than one. Image via…Georgia Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Allow Cyclists To Ride Through Unresponsive Red Lights
May 14, 2015, 10:57 am By Angie SchmittCreative Loafing reports on the various bills that Governor Nathan Deal has vetoed this year, and it…Capital Bikeshare’s Plan to Handle the Rush Hour Dock Shortage
May 13, 2015, 11:12 am By Angie Schmitt
Full docks are one of the big problems that bike-share users run into. Showing up at your…Too Many Cities Make Their Most Valuable Land Worthless
May 12, 2015, 11:00 am By Angie Schmitt
Downtown Memphis. Photo: Brad Tabke via Twitter This image of downtown Memphis caught the eye…Twin Cities Traffic Congestion Goes From Fine to Still Fine
May 11, 2015, 11:37 am By Angie SchmittThe Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) released a report last Thursday noting a slight…Scott Walker’s Bid to Strip Street Safety From Wisconsin Road Projects
May 11, 2015, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
Scott Walker is putting the kibosh on complete streets in Wisconsin. Photo: Wikimedia There’s…Connecticut’s New BRT Line Smashes Ridership Expectations
May 8, 2015, 11:14 am By Angie Schmitt
March 30 marked the launch of CTfastrak, the 10-mile busway running between Hartford and New…The Real Danger to Children Is Cars, Not Strangers
May 7, 2015, 11:30 am By Angie Schmitt
Elementary schools in unwalkable locations constrain children’s freedom to walk on their own.…Abandoning Maryland’s Purple and Red Lines Would Cost a Lot
May 6, 2015, 10:55 am By Angie Schmitt
Since his election in November, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has been threatening to kill two major…A Fix for Parking Craters Gains Momentum in Providence
May 5, 2015, 11:12 am By Angie Schmitt
Like many American cities, Providence has a downtown parking crater problem. About 70 acres of prime…Will Midwest Governors Drain the Great Lakes to Foster Sprawl?
May 4, 2015, 11:51 am By Angie Schmitt
A story with major implications for development patterns in the U.S. is playing out right now in…Bipartisan Bill Proposes National Complete Streets Policy
May 1, 2015, 10:26 am By Angie Schmitt
California Democrat Doris Matsui and Ohio Republican David Joyce are co-sponsors of the Safe Streets…
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