Evaluating Danica Roem’s Transportation Platform
Danica Roem's political achievement was inspiring and toppled a notorious bigot. But now that she's in office, is her traffic prescription any good?
November 30, 2017
To Reduce Pollution, London Will Outlaw Parking Construction
Mayor Sadiq Khan says the city will ban new parking spaces in home and office developments in large parts of the city
November 28, 2017
Albuquerque’s Ground-Breaking BRT Project Makes Its Maiden Voyage on Route 66
The design of Albuquerque's "ART" transitway rates higher than any other American bus rapid transit project.
November 28, 2017
Who’s to Blame for Drive-to-Urbanism?
Developments can have the trappings of a walkable place but still be very difficult to access without a car.
November 27, 2017
The Problem With Lazy Local Coverage of Highways and Transit
When there's a highway project, local papers reprint the press release. When there's a transit project, they get quotes from cranks.
November 22, 2017
Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes
Reserving curb space for people to park cars right next to their destination is no way to manage city streets.
November 22, 2017
Transit Investment Can Help Close the Racial Employment Gap
By both improving access to jobs and creating new jobs, transit investment can connect people of color to employment.
November 21, 2017
Toronto Shows How Easy It Is to Speed Up Surface Transit
It only cost Toronto $1.5 million to clear cars off King Street and dramatically sped up streetcar trips for tens of thousands of people.
November 20, 2017
Jacksonville’s “Jaywalking” Enforcement Is Very, Very Racist
A bombshell new report from ProPublica and the Florida Times-Union examines Jacksonville's profoundly broken and racially biased pedestrian enforcement.
November 17, 2017
The People Left Behind By Car-Centric Planning
A kid walking to school is an afterthought, or worse, an inconvenience in a system that aspires to scientific efficiency in moving cars.
November 17, 2017
