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  • The Toll of History: MTA Board Approves $15 Congestion Pricing Fee

    Mar 28, 2024, 12:05 am By Dave Colon
    New York City’s congestion pricing tolls are one historic step closer to reality after Wednesday’s 11-1 MTA board vote in favor of the state’s proposed pricing structure for the program — with only pesky lawsuits standing in the way of the traffic…
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  • Take Thursday’s Headlines Home, Country Roads

    Mar 28, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    A U.S. House hearing focused on the challenges facing rural transit agencies in regards to applying for infrastructure grants and converting to zero-emissions buses. (Smart Cities Dive) City-dwellers are embracing electric vehicles, while rural residents…
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  • Guest Commentary: Traffic Engineers Must Put Safety Over Driver Throughput

    Mar 27, 2024, 7:34 pm By Isabella Chu
    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. On March…
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  • Wednesday’s Headlines Missed Connection

    Mar 27, 2024, 12:17 am By Blake Aued
    The federal government recently awarded $3.3 billion in grants to dozens of communities to repair the scars created by urban freeways. But more often they’re Band-Aids like caps or pedestrian bridges, rather than demolishing the freeways. (Governing)…
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  • Survey Says: American Walking Data Is Getting Worse

    Mar 27, 2024, 12:03 am By Kea Wilson
    A recent shift in how the federal government measures Americans’ travel behavior may have undercounted walking trips by more than half — and as transportation leaders look to that flawed data to make infrastructure decisions, it could have dire…
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  • Mega-Cars Violate Brooklyn Bridge Weight Ban with Impunity

    Mar 27, 2024, 12:03 am By Liam Quigley
    The weight is on. Vehicles that tip the scales at more than three tons are barred from the Brooklyn Bridge to reduce wear on the historic span. But thanks to America’s obsession with big vehicles — encouraged by the federal tax code, no less — scores of…
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  • California Is Getting Real about Transit Transformation

    Mar 26, 2024, 6:02 pm By Laura Tolkoff
    Note: This post as originally published at SPUR. Reprinted here with permission Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature directed the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to convene a statewide transit transformation task…
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  • How Transit Is Helping West Virginia Battle the Opioid Crisis

    Mar 26, 2024, 9:05 am By Orrin Kohnheim
    West Virginia has long been considered the epicenter of the national opioid crisis. Because of its mountainous topography and low population density, it also faces some of the steepest transportation barriers in the country — especially for people who need…
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  • A Total Eclipse of Tuesday’s Headlines

    Mar 26, 2024, 12:32 am By Blake Aued
    A total solar eclipse visible from parts of the U.S. April 8 is expected to cause massive traffic jams along its path. (Washington Post) The Union of Concerned Scientists traces the waxing and waning of U.S. transit funding over the years and calls for more…
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  • People on Bikes Can Come Together As Advocates — No Matter Why They Ride

    Mar 26, 2024, 12:01 am By Streetsblog
    This week, we’re bringing you an interview with former Bicycling Magazine editor and cycling journalism veteran Peter Flax, to talk about Flax’s new book, Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle.” Flax and guest host Gersh Kuntzman, of…
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  • Tracking Opioid Overdose Deaths on Chicago Transit

    Mar 25, 2024, 4:55 pm By Sharon Hoyer
    This post is sponsored by The Bike Lane. On Tuesday as an election was coming to a close, which failed to pass a referendum to fund services for unhoused Chicagoans by raising a tax on $1 million-plus real estate deals, a conversation about overdose deaths on…
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  • Study: How Car Ownership is Keeping Americans From Financial Stability

    Mar 25, 2024, 6:20 am By Kea Wilson
    Nearly half of American drivers cite the sky-high expenses associated with car ownership as the reason they can’t save money — and as car dependency and the auto costs continue to rise, that financial strain and its attendant societal inequalities will…
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  • Monday’s Headlines Lash Back

    Mar 25, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Efforts to limit or ban cars in cities usually result in massive backlash, but once it’s done, most people love living in a place that’s safer and has cleaner air. One key to mitigating opposition is to involve residents at every step. (Wired) Shockingly,…
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  • What Indianapolis’ BRT Mess Reveals About the Troubling Power of ‘State Preemption’ in Transportation

    Mar 25, 2024, 12:01 am By John Besche
    When Indiana’s General Assembly wrapped up its 2024 legislative session on February 29th, it  marked an anti-climax ten years in the making. Eleventh hour negotiations between House speaker Todd Huston, Indianapolis city officials, and local transit agency…
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  • Friday’s Headlines Are Plugged In

    Mar 22, 2024, 12:28 am By Blake Aued
    The Biden administration issued new regulations requiring half of all cars sold to be electric or hybrids by 2032, which will keep 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere over the next 30 years. (New York Times) Parking mandates not only drive…
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  • The Biggest Wins — And Disappointments — From the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grants

    Mar 22, 2024, 12:01 am By Ben Crowther
    Editor’s note: a version of this article originally appeared on America Walks and is republished with permission. The latest round of Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program (RCN) awards announced last week underscores the need for a…
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  • Talking Headways Podcast: Lessons from Quick-Build Street Projects

    Mar 21, 2024, 11:24 am By
    This week, we’re joined by Heidi Simon, director of Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America, who talks about lessons learned from Complete Streets Leadership Academies as state and local officials and advocates work to create safer streets through…
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  • The Dynamically Priced City

    Mar 21, 2024, 12:01 am By
    Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The New Urban Order and is republished with permission. If you’ve booked a ticket on Amtrak.com lately, you may have noticed that prices can swing wildly depending on what day, time, and how far in advance…
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  • Thursday’s Headlines Burn Rubber

    Mar 21, 2024, 12:01 am By
    Because electric vehicles are heavier than gas-powered ones and accelerate more quickly, tires for EVs cost more and wear out faster (CNBC). That’s great news for the tire industry, but not so much for the people who have to breath all that tire dust.…
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  • Wednesday’s Headlines Don’t Feel the Need for Speed

    Mar 20, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    The reason the death rate on U.S. roads is the highest of any wealthy nation and rising is because Americans value the freedom to drive fast over the lives lost from speeding. Until the culture changes, a transportation planner writing for Route Fifty argues…
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