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  • Is Automated Enforcement Making U.S. Cities Safer or Just Raising Revenue?

    Mar 20, 2024, 12:01 am By Kea Wilson
    The fines that are generated by automated traffic enforcement fill some cities’ coffers, but they may not be delivering long-sought street safety benefits and they are definitely creating inequitable financial harm to vulnerable communities, a provocative…
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  • Commentary: The West Portal Tragedy and the Unfathomable Cost of Motordom

    8:15pm By Roger Rudick
    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. The…
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  • Supporters of NYC Congestion Pricing Outnumbered Foes 2-1

    2:58pm By Dave Colon
    They still want congestion pricing and they still want it now. Supporters of congestion pricing nearly doubled the number of people opposed to the forthcoming tolls during the MTA’s final round of public input, according to an internal MTA document that…
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  • Want a Better 15-Minute City? Ask Residents What They Really Want

    12:03am By
    Even a “15-minute city” that’s perfect on paper may still leave residents’ basic needs out of reach — especially if planners assume they understand what diverse populations want without actually asking them, a new study suggests. Researchers in…
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  • Tuesday’s Headlines Win the Gold

    12:01am By Blake Aued
    Organizers of the Paris Olympics have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half compared to previous games, by adding bike lanes, building as few new structures as possible and even floating solar panels on the Seine rather than use diesel generators.…
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  • Rundown of New Federal Reconnecting Communities Grants for L.A. County

    Mon 9:10pm By Joe Linton
    This article supported by Los Angeles Bicycle Attorney as part of a general sponsorship package. All opinions in the article are that of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of LABA. Click on the ad for more information. Last week, the federal U.S.…
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  • How — and Why — To Start a Neighborhood E-Bike Library

    Mon 12:01am By Kea Wilson
    Christopher Schmidt didn’t set out to become a “bike therapist” when he started lending e-bikes to his neighbors out of his Cambridge backyard for a week a time. But soon, he found himself spending nearly as much time helping riders navigate the…
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  • Monday’s Headlines Drink Your Milkshake

    Mon 12:01am By Blake Aued
    President Biden is trying for the fourth time to eliminate tax breaks for the fossil fuel industry. But backed by the powerful oil lobby, Republicans and a few Democrats, those subsidies are the impossible-to-kill zombies of the federal tax code. (New York…
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  • Urbanists’ Doug Burgum Lovefest Shows the ‘Why’ Behind Our Advocacy

    Mar 15, 2024, 10:14 am By Kea Wilson
    The other day, I woke up to a social media timeline full of urbanists singing the praises of North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. I understood why, to a point. In a now-viral clip (below), Burgum delivered the kind of impassioned, articulate refusal of…
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  • ‘Transit Hardship’: Report Shows Why Fair Fares Must Be Expanded to More Workers

    Mar 15, 2024, 12:03 am By Sophia Isabel Lebowitz
    It’s not just low-income workers who are having difficulty paying for public transit — a new report on transit fares has found that more than one-in-five moderate-income residents experience “affordability hardship.” And the 2023 version of the…
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  • Friday’s Headlines, Land Ho!

    Mar 15, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Building more housing near transit is harder than it seems, because transit agencies often focus on expansion into well-to-do neighborhoods with strict zoning laws, and there’s little cooperation between the locals and the feds (Route Fifty). For example,…
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  • How Much Longer For California’s Statewide E-bike Incentive?

    Mar 14, 2024, 7:05 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…
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  • Talking Headways Podcast: Segways Are NOT Ridiculous!

    Mar 14, 2024, 10:55 am By
    This week, we’re joined by vehicle designer Dan Sturges to talk about his book, Near to Far: A Design for a New and Equitable Transportation System. We talk about new ways of thinking about vehicle design, mobility for low-density areas, as well as pop…
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  • Mixed Reviews for ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grants

    Mar 14, 2024, 1:14 am By Kea Wilson
    The latest round of federal “access and equity”-focused infrastructure grants contains a puzzling mix of projects that will heal neighborhoods once torn apart by highways, and a few that will simply put a Band-Aid on wounds that the federal Department of…
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  • Thursday’s Headlines Are on Candid Camera

    Mar 14, 2024, 12:05 am By Blake Aued
    More cities are using cameras to catch speeders and drivers parked illegally in bike and bus lanes, but fewer are using them to catch red-light runners, possibly because of public backlash. (Smart Cities Dive) Two Democratic congressmen introduced a bill to…
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  • Friday’s Headlines

    Mar 14, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Building more housing near transit is harder than it seems, because transit agencies often focus on expansion into well-to-do neighborhoods with strict zoning laws, and there’s little cooperation between the locals and the feds (Route Fifty). For example,…
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  • How Cities Get Free Bike and Bus Upgrades from Developers

    Mar 13, 2024, 4:24 pm By Joe Linton
    L..A. City voters just passed Measure HLA, which city officials assert will cost billions to add bikeways, bus lanes, and sidewalks. One way for L.A. to get a jump on these improvements would be to learn from adjacent cities that are getting bike and bus…
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  • Drowsy Driving Deaths May Be 10x More Frequent Than Official Stats Show

    Mar 13, 2024, 12:27 am By Kea Wilson
    Driver fatigue was a likely factor in 10 times more car crash deaths than federal statistics indicate, according to a new study — but when it comes to systemic solutions to address the problem, policymakers are asleep at the wheel. The AAA Foundation for…
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  • Peter Flax: ‘Cyclist Strength Comes from Unity’

    Mar 13, 2024, 12:02 am By Streetsblog
    If there is one person who embodies the sport, passion, utility and exhilaration of cycling, it is Peter Flax. He’s not only been pedaling around since growing up in the New York suburbs, but as a longtime bike writer and the former editor of Bicycling,…
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  • Wednesday’s Headlines Are In the Money

    Mar 13, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    The Biden administration’s proposed 2025 budget includes $4 billion for 14 transit projects, including the Hudson River tunnel, rail in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Minneapolis and Seattle, subways in New York in L.A. and bus rapid transit in…
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