What, You Thought Congress Would Actually Pass a Transportation Bill?
The enthusiasm among some lawmakers to finish a multi-year federal transportation bill seems to have fizzled over the long August recess. House Transportation Committee Chair Bill Shuster is already talking about another extension.
September 10, 2015
Surgeon General’s Warning: Unwalkable Places Are Hazardous to Your Health
Physical activity is essential to people's health, but dangerous streets and spread-out, sprawling communities prevent Americans from getting enough of it, says the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy.
September 10, 2015
Shoes Off, Laptops Out, All Aboard!
Rail travel has many advantages over flying, like the view out the window, or arriving at a downtown location. Perhaps most importantly: You don’t have to get to the train station an hour early to go through security checkpoints like you do in airports. But last month’s attack on a Paris-bound train has amplified calls to beef up rail security.
September 8, 2015
Binge Watch This Video Series Profiling Unsung Bike Heroes
From the creative minds of bike activist and filmmaker Joe Biel and feminist bike ‘zine writer Elly Blue comes a new project that I bet you're going to love.
September 4, 2015
“Share the Road” Signs Don’t Work
Delaware got rid of its “Share the Road” signs about two years ago. Though the signs were designed to affirm cyclists' rights to the road, they were widely misinterpreted -- by both motorists and cyclists -- as an exhortation to cyclists to stop "hogging" the road, or as a recommendation that drivers and cyclists share a lane (leading to tight squeezes and close passes).
September 3, 2015
Highway Safety Group Tells Pedestrians to Be Safe on Roads Built to Kill Them
The Governors’ Highway Safety Association wants you to know it's working really hard on pedestrian and bicycle safety. The coalition of state road safety agencies just put out another report in a series of well-intentioned but a off-base attempts to draw attention to the issue.
August 28, 2015
Indianapolis Brings Street Life Downtown With a Flurry of Quick Changes
Indianapolis is building public support for a major street redesign the same way DIYers and tactical urbanists do: by testing out temporary changes.
August 26, 2015
Louisiana Raids Its Maintenance Fund to Pay for Road Expansions
This year, Louisiana will raid $21.6 million from its road maintenance fund to pay for road projects, including some expansions, that have been on the books since 1989. The state will have to keep stealing from the fund for the next 27 years to pay for them.
August 7, 2015
People Won’t Ride the Tysons Corner Metro If They Can’t Walk to Stations
A year after the Washington Metro opened the Silver Line in Northern Virginia, apartment rentals are booming and development is roaring ahead. But Martin Di Caro of WAMU reported Monday that the Metro itself isn’t meeting expectations:
August 5, 2015
The Key Human Factors That Can Lead Any City to Transform Its Streets
How did Portland get to be a national model for sustainable transportation and walkable development? Yes, Mayor Neil Goldschmidt stopped the Mount Hood Freeway from being built in 1974 and began negotiations that eventually led to the implementation of the urban growth boundary. But Goldschmidt didn’t do it alone.
August 4, 2015