Should Communities That Suppress Housing Lose Their Road Funding?
Feb 26, 2024, 12:02 am By Jeff Wood
Editor’s note: a version of this article originally appeared on The Overhead Wire daily newsletter. Click here to subscribe. After being threatened with losing federal transportation funding, Louisiana changed the state’s drinking age from 18 to 21 in…Why ‘Safe Systems’ Are Not Enough to End Road Violence
Feb 26, 2024, 12:01 am By Kea Wilson
I’ve spent a lot of time lately talking to safety leaders about the “Safe Systems Approach.” Or, more accurately, I’ve been talking about what safety leaders think “Safe Systems” means. As the U.S. Department of Transportation celebrates the…Friday’s Headlines Are So Fresh and So Clean
Feb 23, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Why are cities suddenly awash in car washes? Combine Americans’ love for their cars with an opportunity spotted by private equity. (City Lab) The bipartisan infrastructure could lead to more greenhouse gas emissions because it has too much flexibility for…CalBike: Tell the Legislature Hands Off Active Transportation Funding
Feb 22, 2024, 3:44 pm By Damien Newton
Last year, transit agencies and advocates warned that the state budget was heading towards a fiscal disaster and as the state budget cut hundreds of millions of dollars from transit operations. Advocates for safe streets were similarly alarmed that funding for…Oakland Rips Out Protected Bike Lane on Embarcadero
Feb 22, 2024, 3:38 pm By Roger Rudick
City crews ripped out a quarter-mile of curb-protected bike lane on Oakland’s Embarcadero Thursday morning. “This city never has resources to build protected infrastructure quickly, but they have resources to immediately rip it out,” said a frustrated…Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Yonah Freemark Show, Part II
Feb 22, 2024, 10:05 am By Jeff Wood
Prediction Time! This week, on Part Deux of our chat with Yonah Freemark, we score our transportation predictions from last year and make new ones for 2025. We talk about the Roosevelt Subway, Transit agency bailouts, open gangway trains, and coming transit…State DOTs Spend Even More Money on Highway Expansions Than We Thought
Feb 22, 2024, 12:41 am By Kea Wilson
State DOTs are spending far too much of their federal infrastructure dollars on highway expansions — and unless they shift that money to sustainable modes fast, it will have dire implications for the climate crisis, an alarming new analysis finds. As part…POWER PLAY: NYC Moves to Put Thousands More E-Car Chargers on the Sidewalk
Feb 22, 2024, 12:03 am By Kevin Duggan
The city is gearing up to add more curbside electric car chargers across the five boroughs over a decade, raising concerns among advocates that the power infrastructure will cede too much public space to motor vehicles. The Mayor’s Office of Contract…Understanding the Car-Dominated Past Can Lead to a Better Future
Feb 22, 2024, 12:01 am By Scott Shepard
We have experienced more rapid change in the way we move through urban areas over the past few years than any time in recent history. Since 2020, our cities have been reconfigured, repurposed, and revitalized in ways we could only imagine before the pandemic.…Thursday’s Headlines Breathe Freely
Feb 22, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Switching to electric vehicles, in combination with clean power sources, would prevent millions of illnesses among children, according to the American Lung Association (CNN). But the transition hasn’t been easy, and probably won’t be until EVs become more…Opinion: How Letting Bikes ‘Talk’ To Cars Can Save Lives
Feb 21, 2024, 8:29 am By Laszlo Virag
Traffic violence has left a huge mark on our society. Globally, over one million people die on the roads, and tens of millions more get injured each year. The causes are well-known, and so are the possible solutions — though some are more heavily-discussed…Wednesday’s Headlines Fight Freeways
Feb 21, 2024, 12:01 am By
Environmental groups are calling for a national moratorium on building new highway lanes, a change in tactics from fighting pollution primarily by fighting fossil fuel projects like pipelines. (Washington Post) Canada is actually taking such steps, with the…Congestion Pricing Disability Exemption Is Easy to Scam with a Few Mouse Clicks
Feb 21, 2024, 12:00 am By Dave Colon
Disable this fraud! The plan to provide a full exemption from congestion pricing for disabled drivers is rife with fraud opportunities and doesn’t serve the population it’s meant to cover, according to longtime tolling advocates as well as advocates for…Should Delivery Apps Pay to Stem ‘Chaos’ on the Streets?
Feb 20, 2024, 12:03 am By Gersh Kuntzman
Deliver us from chaos! The city should make the “destructive” delivery apps pay for the right to operate in the five boroughs, a safe streets advocacy group recommended on Thursday, one of several ideas put forward to gird the Adams’s administration’s…Why Your City Needs a Walkability Study
Feb 20, 2024, 12:01 am By Streetsblog
A “walkability study” can be a powerful tool to help cities and towns identify transformative strategies to welcome and protect pedestrians on their streets — and craft a plan to put those approaches into action. But what would it take to do this…Tuesday’s Headlines Power Down
Feb 20, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
The Biden administration is backing off new EPA rules requiring automakers to sharply curtail tailpipe emissions, and will instead let them roll out electric vehicles more slowly through 2030. (New York Times) An analysis of federal data found that when…Streetsblog Wins Polk Award for ‘Ghost Tags’ Series
10:00am By David Meyer
Streetsblog Investigative Reporter Jesse Coburn has won a George Polk Award for his series on the black market for fraudulent paper license plates that exploded during the pandemic. “Ghost Tags: Inside New York City’s Black Market for Temporary License…Monday’s Headlines Are Data-Driven
12:01am By Blake Aued
Identifying high-injury networks can help cities put their Vision Zero dollars to work on the most dangerous streets and intersections. (Strong Towns) A year after the East Palestine toxic chemical spill, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is still urging…Friday’s Headlines Go Underground
Feb 16, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
If every city with more than 500,000 people had a subway system, it would cut their carbon dioxide emissions in half. (World Bank) With federal COVID funding running out, transit agencies are turning to states and cities, future federal funding and/or local…Jersey Lawmakers Pass Proposed Micromobility Insurance Law With Vague Promise to Fix It
Feb 15, 2024, 9:17 pm By Julianne Cuba
A New Jersey Senate committee on Thursday passed what even supporters call a flawed bill that would require micro-mobility users to carry a type of liability insurance that doesn’t even exist yet — with lawmakers holding their nose and promising the final…
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