Living Up to the Nation’s Transit Potential
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a post about unfulfilled potential -- American cities that could do a lot better at getting people to ride transit.
September 15, 2009
Highways and Rapid Transit: Should They Go Together?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a something of a debate going on the subject of putting new transit routes alongside highways in American cities.
September 14, 2009
“Summer Streets” Aren’t Enough…But They Would Be Nice
New York has them. San Francisco has them. Portland, too. Now St. Louis might be getting its own version of Summer Streets.
September 11, 2009
Building Codes to Deal With Abandoned Big Boxes
Today from the Streetsblog Network, a report from Charlotte, NC, on the city's efforts to deal with derelict big box stores. Mary Newsom at The Naked City reports that a proposed new building code to address the problem is in the works:
September 10, 2009
When Parking Spaces Are More Important Than Homes
Parking. It takes up a lot of space in the discussion of
transportation and planning. No surprise, since one of the main
problems with cars is how much space they take up even when they're not
in use.
September 9, 2009
A Livable Streets Renaissance in Savannah?
The last time we checked in with the folks down at Sustainable Savannah, it was to get an update on the jaywalking ticket blitz
that the city was conducting -- not exactly evidence of a progressive
attitude toward traffic safety. Today, we've got better news.
September 8, 2009
Intercity Trains: How Good Do Connections Need to Be?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we return to the question of connectivity -- or, to translate it out of transpo jargon, how to get there from here.
September 4, 2009
The Brute Power of the Car
For the last couple of days, there’s been a lot of talk around the Streetsblog Network about a particularly horrific incident on Monday in which a cyclist, Darcy Allan Sheppard, was fatally injured on Toronto’s Bloor Street in an encounter with a car allegedly driven by the former attorney general of Ontario, Michael Bryant. Montréal’s … Continued
September 3, 2009
Portland Gets a Cycle Track, and All That Comes With It
In Portland, Oregon, already one of America's best cycling cities, a
new amenity was unveiled this past weekend: a cycle track, or
physically separated bike lane, near Portland State University. For
several blocks, it provides a protected place for bikers to ride -- by
taking a lane from motor vehicle traffic and changing the place where
cars are supposed to park.
September 2, 2009
Streetsblog.net Carrots Are Good for You, and So Are Sticks
A very interesting post today on the Streetsblog Network from getDowntown,
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The getDowntown program, which aims to get more
people using alternative modes of transportation through a variety of
incentives and support systems, is a partnership between the Ann Arbor
Area Chamber of Commerce, the Ann Arbor Transportation
Authority, the City of Ann Arbor and the Downtown Development
Authority. It's been around since 1999.
September 1, 2009