Will Private Transit Startups Help or Hurt Public Transit?
Apr 30, 2015, 11:03 am By Angie Schmitt
The rise of private transit operators like Bridj, Leap, and Uberpool has raised questions about…BWL Column: Good News Abounds for Lee County Cyclists, Pedestrians
Apr 30, 2015, 10:32 am By Angie SchmittBWL’s column this week focuses on all the good things that are happening in the cycling and…Absurd “Pedestrian Safety Kit” Highlights the Perils of Walking in America
Apr 29, 2015, 11:00 am By Angie Schmitt
All the equipment you need to take a walk in your neighborhood, ideally without dying, for $49.95!…How Two Way Streets Can Improve Cities
Apr 29, 2015, 10:48 am By Angie SchmittTo improve the livability of neighborhoods, cities often turn to methods like building bike and…Study That Spurred Bike Helmet Fetish Was Repudiated By Its Own Authors
Apr 28, 2015, 11:08 am By Angie Schmitt
The authors of a study that helped foment the public and governmental obsession with bike helmets…Downtown Seattle Transit Capacity Is At The Breaking Point
Apr 28, 2015, 10:30 am By Angie SchmittSound Transit completed a comprehensive study (see PDF below for full details) in 2014 to…Is Your City Making Full Use of Existing Transit Investments?
Apr 27, 2015, 10:51 am By Angie Schmitt
In Chicago, fewer people are living near transit, though rising rents indicate demand is high.…Texas DOT Is Planning to Tear Down a Highway — Seriously
Apr 24, 2015, 10:35 am By Angie Schmitt
The Pierce Elevated Freeway, near downtown Houston, has been proposed for removal by Texas DOT.…The “Backward Incentives” That Subsidize Job Sprawl
Apr 23, 2015, 11:29 am By Angie Schmitt
There’s an interesting discussion going on over at Seattle Transit Blog over the region’s…King County tackles carbon emissions through transit credits
Apr 23, 2015, 9:30 am By Angie Schmitt
King County Metro Transit’s future New Flyer Electric Trolleybus, courtesy of Gordon Werner. The…OH YEAH: Why cycling is great for everyone – not just cyclists
Apr 23, 2015, 9:30 am By Angie Schmitt
At some point during most discussions about promoting cycling the question crops up: “Yeah, but…Under the Influence: Why Wisconsin Has Weak Laws on Drunken Driving
Apr 23, 2015, 9:30 am By Angie Schmitt
Quinn Felly of Apex Property Management sweeps broken glass from the sidewalk in front of an…Study: Drivers Much More Likely to Yield to Pedestrians on 20 MPH Streets
Apr 22, 2015, 11:18 am By Angie Schmitt
Drivers on slower streets in Boston were more likely to yield to pedestrians at unsignalized…Tampa Cops’ “Bike Safety” Campaign Reeks of Racial Profiling
Apr 21, 2015, 11:24 am By Angie Schmitt
Under the guise of “bike safety,” police in Tampa are stopping and searching black residents.…How Can Cities Succeed in State Budget Negotiations?
Apr 20, 2015, 11:53 am By Angie Schmitt
Political squabbles at the state level are major obstacles for cities seeking to build transit…The Beginning of the End for Dallas’s Trinity Toll Road?
Apr 17, 2015, 11:28 am By Angie Schmitt
The “dream team” alternative to the Trinity Toll Road in Dallas would build a smaller four-lane…New Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Northeast Seattle
Apr 17, 2015, 10:47 am By Angie SchmittSeattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) staff hosted an open house on Tuesday to present…Bad Planning and Bad Transit Put Jobs Out of Reach for Milwaukeeans
Apr 16, 2015, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Milwaukee is the poster child for the special kind of economic oppression that results from a…Getting More Out of Transit By Making It Easy to Walk or Bike to Stations
Apr 15, 2015, 11:26 am By Angie Schmitt
A map of proposed street upgrades to improve walking and biking to rail stations in the DC region.…Modernizing How People Pay to Park in Downtown DC
Apr 14, 2015, 11:10 am By Brad Aaron
The downtown ParkDC zone. Image: DDOT via Greater Greater Washington Washington, DC, is poised for…
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