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…Cities Need a Family Advisory Committee
Dec 2, 2014, 10:51 am By Angie SchmittBetween 2000 and 2010 nearly 12,000 children plus their parents left the City of Atlanta, a loss of…What If Every McDonald’s Had Really Good Bike Parking?
Dec 1, 2014, 10:55 am By Angie Schmitt
Photo: WalkBikeJersey Have you ever been to a McDonald’s and noticed bikes locked to trees,…A Different Kind of Parade
Dec 1, 2014, 10:40 am By Angie SchmittWith this being a holiday week, as well as several events calling for political actions, we’ve…America’s “Neglected” Infrastructure
Nov 26, 2014, 10:04 am By Angie SchmittOnce again, the Infrastructure Cult’s narrative was picked up and magnified by the old media. This…Why Ferguson Protests Spilled Onto Highways
Nov 26, 2014, 9:28 am By Angie Schmitt
Protesters in Los Angeles Monday night. Photo: D Magazine Protests following a Missouri grand…
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