Watch the Insanity of American School Drop-Off
When every student has a parental chauffeur, this is what you get.
December 16, 2016
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s “BaltimoreLink” Fails Transit Riders
After Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally killed plans for Baltimore's 14-mile Red Line light rail, he said he would make it up to the city with a set of bus improvements called BaltimoreLink. But a new analysis finds Hogan's package won't do much at all for Baltimore transit riders.
December 16, 2016
American Developers Are Building Less Parking Per Bedroom
For four years running, developers have built less parking per bedroom in new construction.
December 16, 2016
Portland Will Switch From Counting Vehicle Trips to Counting People Trips
All sorts of biases toward cars and driving are baked into traffic engineering conventions. In a promising development, Portland is taking steps to rethink these rules to promote walkable development.
December 16, 2016
Flawed Environmental Laws Threaten to Preserve Parking and Block Housing
Seattle housing affordability advocates have been working on some common sense reforms, including one that would allow accessory dwelling units, like granny flats, in single-family neighborhoods. But even that modest change is encountering resistance from some homeowners. And ironically they're drawing strength from the state's environmental laws.
December 14, 2016
Is E-Commerce Increasing Urban Truck Traffic? Don’t Be So Certain
The conventional wisdom holds that the boom in online retail is causing a big increase in truck traffic. But economist Joe Cortright at City Observatory is skeptical.
December 13, 2016
Send in Your Nominations for the Best Street Transformation of 2016
Streetsblog is now accepting your submissions for Best Street Transformation of 2016. This is the most prestigious of all the Streetsie Awards we hand out at the end of the year
December 12, 2016
New York State DOT on Track to Botch Highway Removal in Buffalo
Even when state DOTs decide to take down a highway, cities often have to fight an uphill battle against entrenched traffic engineering dogma that prioritizes the speed of cars over the health and safety of people.
December 12, 2016
Toronto’s Simple Measure to Cut Traffic and Improve Transit: Toll Highways
American elected officials are notoriously skittish about turning freeways into toll roads, but in Canada's biggest city the political stars are aligning to put a price on two major highways.
December 12, 2016
How Much of Your City Is Really Urban?
Many places that get categorized as "suburbs" are actually pretty urban. They may not be located in a central city, but they are compact, walkable places. But the inverse is also true: Large portions of nearly every American city are pretty spread out and suburban in character. A new report from the Urban Land Institute [PDF] divides every metro area into a number of classifications based on density and other factors.
December 9, 2016
