Professional Rail Critics Hired to Weigh In on North Carolina Project
Nov 19, 2013, 11:16 am By Angie Schmitt
There is a certain class of “transportation expert” that does just one thing: poo-poos rail…Walkability, parking, and TDM influence whether you drive
Nov 19, 2013, 10:48 am By Angie Schmittby Stephen Crim Arlington has tried to reduce traffic by clustering development around transit and…Good Urban Design Isn’t a Matter of “Us” vs. “Them”
Nov 18, 2013, 11:05 am By Angie Schmitt
Minneapolis on the left, Paris on the right. Good urban design makes places work better for…Is Charlotte the Least Walkable City in America?
11:10am By Angie Schmitt
Walk Score just released its annual list of the nation’s most walkable cities, and the top of the…Can Toronto Keep Bixi Bike Share Alive?
10:20am By Angie SchmittOver the objections of an absent Mayor Rob Ford, the Toronto city council voted earlier today to…Blumenauer Introduces a Tax Break for Bike-Share Commuters
Thu 11:04am By Angie Schmitt
If you drive to work, the feds will subsidize that. But if a Citi Bike (New York), or a Divvy bike…Biking Isn’t Really My Thing
Thu 10:31am By Angie Schmitt“I don’t really like biking all that much.” I said this the other day at the playground at my…Leaked: Washington State’s $12 Billion Highway Spending Plan
Nov 13, 2013, 11:02 am By Angie Schmitt
Surprise! Transit advocates in Seattle recently found out that Washington state lawmakers have been…Bicyclists Need to Stop Blaming Themselves for Dangerous Roads
Nov 13, 2013, 10:40 am By Angie SchmittI’ve been savoring the recent debates over the NY Times op-ed on bicycling and traffic…FRA To Re-Visit Horn Rule
Nov 12, 2013, 1:24 pm By Angie SchmittHere is some good news. Colorado Senators Udall and Bennet say the FRA will review its train horn…The Remarkable Success of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail
Nov 12, 2013, 10:53 am By Angie SchmittOne of the unsung leaders in bike infrastructure in the United States is the unassuming Midwestern…Sesame Street and Children’s Perception of City Life
Nov 11, 2013, 10:36 am By Angie Schmitt
I remember watching Sesame Street when I was a kid and noticing something different about it. There…No Child Left Outside
Nov 11, 2013, 10:24 am By Angie SchmittKaid Benfield, Special Counsel for Urban Solutions, Washington, DC On the same day last week, I came…The Inherent Trickiness of Predicting the Future of Travel Behavior
Nov 8, 2013, 11:27 am By Angie Schmitt
Gone are the days when traffic engineers could confidently predict traffic volumes would rise in an…MoveDC Lays Out Ambitious Bike Facility Plan
Nov 8, 2013, 10:58 am By Angie SchmittAt last night’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting, those working on Washington’s new…Do Your City’s Streets Make Room for People Too? A Handy Visual Test
Nov 7, 2013, 11:03 am By Angie Schmitt
This map shows the share of street space devoted to pedestrians in Madison, Wisconsin. Image: 1000…Federal Agencies Becoming Bike Friendly
Nov 7, 2013, 10:34 am By Angie SchmittWASHINGTON, D.C. – November 7, 2013 – Despite the recent government shutdown, federal workers in…No Charges for Driver Who Was “Too Short” to See the Pedestrian He Killed
Nov 6, 2013, 10:25 am By Angie Schmitt
They say if you want to kill someone in America, do it in a car. You’ll never get charged. And…MD Highway Planners to Pedestrians: You’re on Your Own
Nov 6, 2013, 10:00 am By Angie Schmittby Miriam Schoenbaum If you’re a pedestrian who uses a state road in upper Montgomery County,…How TSA Regulations Undermine Amtrak in California
Nov 5, 2013, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
Network blog Systemic Failure ought to write a book about how federal regulations undermine train…
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