Even Places With No Congestion Are Widening Highways
For every transportation agency trying to innovate and update policies for the 21st century, there are several thoughtlessly widening highways like it's still 1956.
April 4, 2016
Parking Madness Elite Eight: Rutland vs. Niagara Falls
Every year Streetsblog asks readers to judge the Parking Madness competition -- your votes winnow down 16 parking scars in a single-elimination tournament until we crown the "Golden Crater."
March 31, 2016
Anthony Foxx Wants to Repair the Damage Done By Urban Highways
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is offering a surprisingly honest appraisal of America's history of road construction this week, with a high-profile speaking tour that focuses on the damage that highways caused in black urban neighborhoods.
March 30, 2016
Protected Bike Lanes Could Be Coming to Detroit’s Main Drag
Surely and steadily, biking is on the upswing in Detroit. Thousands of people turn out for "Slow Roll" social rides, a cultural event that exposes more people to the possibilities of cycling in the city. And the city has been adding bike lanes at an impressive clip.
March 30, 2016
Parking Madness Elite Eight: Washington vs. Federal Way
The parking crater pretenders are gone and the competition is heating up as we enter the second round of Streetsblog's fourth annual Parking Madness tournament. Eight echoing voids remain in the running for the Golden Crater.
March 29, 2016
If You’re Requiring Parking by Transit Stations, You’re Doing It Wrong
The city of Waterloo, Ontario, is in the process of building a new 12-mile light rail line called Ion Rapid Transit. Now the most pressing question is how to make it a success.
March 29, 2016
Parking Madness: New York City vs. Wilkes-Barre
If there's one thing to take away from Parking Madness, it's that surface parking disasters have struck cities great and small, victimizing boomtowns and economically struggling places alike. Nowhere is immune.
March 24, 2016
“A Game Changer” for Albuquerque: Bus Rapid Transit Is a Go
Recently, Albuquerque has gotten a good look at the insanity that can grip people when confronted by the idea of reallocating street space from cars to transit. The city is planning to add center-running bus lanes along Central Avenue -- its main street -- and for months public meetings about the project featured people standing on chairs and shouting, actual fights, and the occasional police escort out of the building.
March 24, 2016
High-Speed Police Chases: Not Worth the Risk
High-speed police chases have no place in crowded cities. The risk of killing innocent bystanders is just too high to justify maybe preventing the "bad guy" from getting away.
March 22, 2016