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  • Bike Buses Are Routes to Activism, Says First Global Survey

    Jan 24, 2024, 8:48 am By Jonathan Maus
    Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on Bike Portland and is republished with permission. A university based in Barcelona, Spain has released the first-ever report on bike bus efforts around the globe. The report, from the City Lab Barcelona…
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  • Poorer Communities Bear the Brunt of Online Delivery Boom: Report

    Jan 24, 2024, 12:03 am By Julianne Cuba
    More than 9,000 trucks come and go from last-mile warehouses in Sunset Park and Red Hook every day — the highest number of pollutant-spewing big rigs to roll through any neighborhood in the five boroughs and 90 times the number on the Upper East Side,…
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  • Wednesday’s Headlines Step Up Their Game

    Jan 24, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Transportation is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., but most state DOTs view their mission as widening highways in a futile effort to reduce traffic congestion, not fighting climate change. (Heat Map) Parking lots are major…
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  • Los Angeles Loves “Open Streets” Events – So Why Is Their Funding Being Slashed?

    Jan 23, 2024, 1:12 pm By Wes Reutimann
    There’s a reason that “Open Streets” events, planned and programmed road closures that range from smallish block parties to miles of car-free avenues through the heart of the city, are uncommon in San Diego, the Bay Area, and other diverse population…
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  • Tuesday’s Headlines Need Money

    Jan 23, 2024, 12:22 am By Blake Aued
    A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) would provide much-needed federal operating funds for transit agencies that would not only close budget gaps, but allow agencies to increase service. Amtrak is one step closer to getting new Acela trains that…
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  • Could a Single Law End Impaired Driving As We Know It?

    Jan 23, 2024, 12:02 am By Streetsblog
    For years, experts have been perfecting sophisticated technologies that could virtually end impaired driving on U.S. roads — and thanks to a new bill, regulators are already exploring making it a requirement on all new cars. But will Washington take that…
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  • Audit: New York City Cameras Miss Millions of Speeding Drivers

    Jan 22, 2024, 11:16 am By Gersh Kuntzman
    The city has failed to deal with the “worsening problem” of vehicles with obscured or covered license plates, resulting in more than $100 million in lost revenue last year alone and, more important, hindering the effort to curtail reckless driving,…
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  • How Small Cities Are Winning Big Money for Street Safety

    Jan 22, 2024, 8:19 am By Kea Wilson
    For nearly seven years, a small Georgia community has been haunted by the unsolved killing of 4-year-old Lun Thang, who was struck by a hit-and-run driver while she walked to school with a relative. Now, it’s one of a growing number of small cities and towns…
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  • Monday’s Headlines Aren’t in Denial

    Jan 22, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Climate change deniers have gone from claiming it’s not happening to claiming it’s not manmade to claiming that solutions won’t work. The new falsehoods are spreading on YouTube, and one survey found that a third of teenagers believe them. (The Verge)…
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  • What the ‘Swiss Model’ Can Teach U.S. Transit Managers

    Fri 6:29pm By Roger Rudick
    A delegation of advocates and transit staff went to Switzerland last June on a detailed transit study tour. They reported on what they learned and what can be imported to the Bay Area. On Monday, transit staff will be presenting those findings and…
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  • Electeds Roll Out ‘Bike Safe’ Campaign While Admitting Cars are the Real Source of Danger

    Fri 12:04am By Julianne Cuba
    He wants you to slow your roll. Manhattan City Council Member Erik Bottcher on Thursday unveiled a new public awareness campaign targeted at cyclists, asking them to be more mindful of pedestrians by stopping at red lights and refraining from biking against…
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  • Friday’s Super Headlines

    Fri 12:01am By
    The top 10 percent “super drivers” who average 110 miles per day behind the wheel are the ones who need to be convinced to switch to electric vehicles, since the environmental gains from EVs are tied to how much someone drives. Upfront costs for new EVs…
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  • Talking Headways Podcast: Making DOT’s Measure Emissions

    Jan 18, 2024, 2:48 pm By Jeff Wood
    This week we’re joined by Beth Osborne, Vice President for Transportation and Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America.  We chat about the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure Rule that will make State DOTs and MPOs measure emissions on the federal highway…
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  • One In Four Virginia Transit Agencies Operate Fare-Free; Should Others Follow Their Lead?

    Jan 18, 2024, 12:01 am By Wyatt Gordon
    Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on the Virginia Mercury and is republished with permission. Economists teach us that few things are more dangerous to society’s provision of public goods than a free rider, but the government provides many…
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  • Report: Transportation is Still the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — And Not Just From Tailpipes

    Jan 18, 2024, 12:01 am By Kea Wilson
    Emissions by drivers and auto manufacturers are undermining promising gains on other fronts in America’s fight against climate change, new estimates suggest — but many policymakers are still unwilling take action to reduce how much we drive cars. According…
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  • Thursday’s Headlines Are More Common Than You Think

    Jan 18, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
    Cyclist and pedestrian injuries are severely undercounted, according to a study by Toronto’s York University that compared police data to hospital records and found that just 8 percent of injuries were reported to police. (Momentum Mag) As a Friday deadline…
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  • Two Chicago Media Outlets Dissect A Controversial Greenway — To Very Different Results

    Jan 17, 2024, 7:14 pm By
    This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” – “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens The opening line of Dickens’ famous novel…
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  • Wednesday’s Headlines Save Some Dough

    Jan 17, 2024, 12:46 am By Blake Aued
    A transportation strategy that included vehicle electrification, compact development to shorten trips and spending road construction money on walking, biking and transit infrastructure instead would save the average city-dweller $2,000 a year, according to a…
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  • Why Transit Reliability is Difficult in Midsized Cities

    Jan 17, 2024, 12:02 am By Kea Wilson
    Mid-sized cities are struggling with unreliable transit service far more than some transportation officials realize, a new report finds — and until they address the structural reasons behind it, they’ll continue to bleed riders. As part of its annual…
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  • Attempt to Undermine Calif. VMT Rules Becomes a Bill to Study Their Use Instead

    Jan 16, 2024, 4:04 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. A bill that…
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