Thursday’s Headlines Get Schooled
Jun 6, 2024, 1:22 am By Blake Aued
Safe bike infrastructure is important, but to close the cycling gap and get more women, older people and other hesitant groups on bikes, free and accessible education programs are also needed. (City Lab) Outgoing U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) was a…Two Huge Questions About ‘Gridlock Gov.’ Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Delay
Jun 6, 2024, 12:09 am By Dave Colon
Gov. Hochul blew up congestion pricing, and she blew up the MTA capital plan, too. But while the Gridlock Governor made waves by revoking her support for congestion pricing less than a month before it was supposed to start on June 30, the sudden decision left…Maryland Vows to Reduce Driving to Save the Climate — And It’s Not Alone
Jun 6, 2024, 12:03 am By Kea Wilson
The governor of Maryland has pledged to make reducing how much his residents drives a front-line climate strategy — and some advocates hope other state leaders will follow suit. On Tuesday, Gov. Wes Moore issued an executive order requiring state agencies…Shifting Gears: Towards a New Way of Thinking About Transportation
Jun 5, 2024, 8:00 pm By Melanie Curry
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. For more…Three Reasons Why NY Gov. Hochul’s Cancelation of Congestion Pricing is Bad for America
Jun 5, 2024, 3:39 pm By Gersh Kuntzman
New Yorkers woke up to the news on Wednesday that their governor had indefinitely delayed the state’s congestion pricing plan just 25 days before it was about to begin. To summarize: Congestion pricing would raise $1 billion in revenue annually through a…NY Gov. Hochul Should Read Gov. Hochul’s Press Releases about the Benefits of Congestion Pricing
Jun 5, 2024, 1:14 am By Gersh Kuntzman
The news that Gov. Hochul is considering delaying congestion pricing will come as a shock not only to many New Yorkers, but to Gov. Hochul herself, who has been touting the central business tolling plan as “powerful” and “transformative” for the city.…Why So Many Dangerous, Car-Dominated Cities Have ‘Achieved’ Vision Zero
Jun 5, 2024, 12:03 am By Kea Wilson
Hundreds of U.S. cities and nearly 1,300 communities worldwide have “achieved” Vision Zero, a new report claims — but a lot of them got to zero fatalities because their streets are so dangerous and car-centric that few people dare walk or bike on them.…Subsidies For Bike-Share Would Get Huge Bang For Small Bucks: Report
Jun 5, 2024, 12:03 am By Dave Colon
Little bucks for bigger bike-share? Unlocking even a small fraction of New York’s multi-billion-dollar transit subsidy could provide a huge revenue stream for bike-share in the Empire State, argues a new report from the state Energy Research and Development…Wednesday’s Headlines Are Built Different
Jun 5, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
“Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion That Science Underlies Our Transportation System,” a new book by civil engineering professor Wesley Marshall, puts the blame for skyrocketing traffic deaths squarely on his own profession. (City Lab)…Why ‘Sustainable Transport’ Is Not Enough — Even in The Netherlands
Jun 4, 2024, 7:19 am By Streetsblog
The Dutch are known around the world as global leaders in sustainable transportation. But as excellent as they are at designing cities to optimize the mobility experience, what about all the other reasons residents might move through their communities…Tuesday’s Headlines Are 15 Minutes Away
Jun 4, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Living in a 15-minute city sounds objectively great, so why are they so divisive? The New Republic argues that, inside minds covered by tinfoil caps, it got mixed up with COVID lockdowns. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi admitted that the ride-hailing company has…Progressive Senators Say: It’s Time For the Feds to Regulate Vehicle Automation
Jun 4, 2024, 12:01 am By David Kidd
Editor’s note: a version of this article originally appeared on IIHS Insights and is republished with permission. Shopping for a new car? If it’s been a while since you’ve set foot in a dealership, you may feel as if you’ve stepped into the future.…Report: Pedestrian Deaths at a Forty-Year High
Jun 3, 2024, 7:17 pm By Melanie Curry
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Note: A…Zoomers Are Less Likely to Get Drivers Licenses — But They May Not Shift America’s Transportation Culture
Jun 3, 2024, 9:28 am By Kea Wilson
Gen Z Americans are waiting far longer to get drivers licenses and taking fewer driving trips than the generations before them, a new study confirms — but if their communities continue to be designed almost exclusively around the automobile, that may not…The Netherlands Isn’t the Perfect ‘Cyclist’s Paradise’ You Think It Is
Jun 3, 2024, 12:01 am By Thalia Verkade
Editor’s note: the following is a lightly edited excerpt from Movement: How to Take Back Our Streets and Transform Our Lives. Buy it now wherever books are sold, and visit Streetsblog tomorrow for an interview with the authors. Almost everywhere, streets are…Monday’s Headlines Highlight Deadly Drivers
Jun 3, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Smart Growth America‘s latest Dangerous by Design report found that drivers killed more than 7,500 pedestrians in 2022, an astonishing 75 percent increase since 2010, Nonwhites, Sun Belt residents and people who live in low-income neighborhoods are most at…‘Connect Bay Area Act’ Withdrawn
May 31, 2024, 5:48 pm By Roger RudickS.B. 1031, the Connect Bay Area Act to authorize a regional transportation funding measure, was pulled from this year’s legislative cycle. From a Friday morning statement from the bill’s sponsors: Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Aisha Wahab…Environmental Groups File Suit Against I-80 Highway Expansion
May 31, 2024, 5:23 pm By Melanie Curry
The Natural Resources Defense Council, the Planning and Conservation League, and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed a lawsuit asking the court to reject Caltrans’ environmental impact report for a highway expansion project in Northern California.…Friday Video: What the Dutch Think of America’s Roundabout Capital
May 31, 2024, 12:03 am By Streetsblog
Roundabouts have been a ubiquitous feature of the European roadway landscape for decades, slashing serious crash rates by encouraging drivers to slow down. But how does the U.S. approach to this game-changing infrastructure compare to our friends across the…Friday’s Headlines Pedal Politically
May 31, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Never mind that the more people who ride bikes, the safer it gets, or that biking has been proven to be good for the environment and small businesses. It’s just another front in the culture war now. (Momentum) Miles per gallon is not the best way to measure…
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