Virginia’s Chance to Improve Commutes Without Building More Roads
A Virginia state agency is weighing how to allocate new transportation funds, presenting an opportunity for the state to do more than widen and build roads.
June 9, 2015
Would Jesus Blame the Crash Victim?
Last year New York City made it a misdemeanor for a driver to harm a pedestrian or cyclist who is walking or biking with the right of way. Since then, the Right of Way Law has come under attack from the MTA bus drivers union and members of the City Council, many of whom helped pass the law.
June 8, 2015
Modernizing How People Pay to Park in Downtown DC
Washington, DC, is poised for big improvements to its performance parking program.
April 14, 2015
When Highways Are Barriers to Opportunity
Looking at a map of commute times, Patrick Kennedy at Walkable Dallas-Fort Worth finds that people who live in census tracts with some of that region's lowest household incomes spend the most time traveling to and from work. Many commutes are more than an hour each way.
September 17, 2014
How to Improve 3-Foot Passing Laws
After a couple of vetoes by Governor Jerry Brown, California finally has a 3-foot passing law.
September 16, 2014
With Permit Parking, John Cranley Could Help Cincinnati Despite Himself
Chalk this one up as a worthwhile proposal offered in bad faith.
September 15, 2014
Lagos Bus Rapid Transit Handles 25 Percent of All Commuters
Six years after Lagos, Nigeria, launched the first Bus Rapid Transit program in all of Africa, the system handles a whopping 25 percent of all commutes and plays a key role in the city's ongoing effort to reduce stifling vehicle congestion.
September 11, 2014
Two Visions for a Closed DC Freeway, But Only One Shows Any Vision
David Alpert at Greater Greater Washington reports that city traffic engineers and city planners have very different ideas on what to do with a closed freeway segment in southeast DC.
September 10, 2014
It’s OK to Build Transit-Oriented Development Before Transit
Which should come first: transit or transit-oriented development?
September 9, 2014
A (Quiet) Bike Renaissance in Rockville, Maryland
The DC suburb of Rockville, Maryland, is quietly becoming a bike-friendly city.
March 21, 2014