Looking to Houston — Yes, Houston — as a Model for Better Street Design
May 28, 2014, 11:08 am By Angie Schmitt
Houston leaders have proposed putting the city’s wide-open streets on a diet. Photo: Wikipedia The…How Fort Myers, Florida, is Trying to Beat the “Most Dangerous” Rap
May 28, 2014, 10:25 am By Angie SchmittLast week it felt a lot like “Groundhog Day,” the Bill Murray movie where every day is repeated…What Makes Some Intersections More “Elastic” Than Others?
May 27, 2014, 11:14 am By Angie Schmitt
Of all the places we encounter throughout the day, intersections have perhaps the most strictly…Portland Considers Transportation User Fee to Help Pay for Infrastructure
May 23, 2014, 11:16 am By Angie Schmitt
Portland leaders are moving ahead with plans for a monthly fee, charged to city households and…Insult to Injury: NJ Governor Christie’s Cuts to Reduce Subsidy for Already-Underfunded NJ Transit
May 23, 2014, 10:51 am By Angie SchmittNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced several budget cuts Wednesday aimed at plugging the…The Outward March of Sprawl Eats Away at Indianapolis
May 22, 2014, 11:07 am By Angie Schmitt
Indianapolis took extraordinary measures to limit the fallout as new development spread out from its…Who Cares about Paris’ Slow Zones?
May 22, 2014, 10:51 am By Angie SchmittA great many people apparently, to judge by the reaction to our yesterday’s World Street posting…Paris to Set Default Citywide Speed Limit Below 20 MPH
May 21, 2014, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Paris has enacted slow zones over much of the city in recent years. New Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to…Florida will Make Hit-and-Runs a Felony
May 21, 2014, 10:58 am By Angie SchmittOn balance, the just completed 2014 Florida Legislative Session was good news for bike/ped and…The Problem With “Same Road, Same Rules”
May 20, 2014, 11:04 am By Angie Schmitt
A recent post on Vox went viral with the argument that cyclists shouldn’t have to make full stops…55% Reduction in Traffic Fatalities Over the Past Decade in the EU
May 20, 2014, 10:22 am By Angie SchmittBetween the years 2001 and 2012, automobile fatalities were reduced by more than half in the EU:…The Danger of Letting Your State DOT Plan Your City
10:43am By Angie Schmitt
Without a solid plan for the future from city officials, Alex Ihnen writes, the Missouri DOT has…Prince George’s County, Maryland, Adopts “Sprawl Plan 2035” over Objections
10:23am By Angie SchmittIt was supposed to be different this time. Prince George’s County’s new general plan was…What Happens When You Divert Bikeways From Commercial Streets?
May 16, 2014, 11:06 am By Angie Schmitt
Some of the streets around Indianapolis’s widely lauded Cultural Trail are seeing a development…Can Traffic Deaths go the Way of Smallpox?
May 16, 2014, 10:59 am By Angie SchmittIn the United States we have become desensitized to traffic deaths. That doesn’t mean we don’t…How Ohio’s Focus on Highways Suffocates Transit
May 15, 2014, 11:11 am By Angie Schmitt
This is an actual bus stop in Cleveland. There is a very small RTA emblem marking the stop just…Oregon to Implement Voluntary Road Usage Fee
May 15, 2014, 10:57 am By Angie SchmittThe Oregon Department of Transportation is starting work on what the agency says will be the…To Stave Off Transit Cuts, Seattle Plans to Go It Alone
May 14, 2014, 11:10 am By Angie Schmitt
Just a couple of weeks ago, voters in Seattle and its surrounding counties rejected a funding…DC Police Ticket Road Rage Victim in the Emergency Room
May 13, 2014, 11:12 am By Angie Schmitt
DC-area readers are wondering whether police bias was at work after a cyclist who claims to be a…Bike League: B+ for Senate Transportation Bill
May 13, 2014, 10:59 am By Angie SchmittSenator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and her leadership colleagues on the Senate Environment and Public…
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