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Long-Distance Commuting Hits a Wall
The new Census data on commuting in America contains a fair amount of information but little reason to celebrate. The big takeaway is that almost four in five American workers commuted alone by car in 2011. Nationally, only about 5 percent of workers commute via transit.
March 8, 2013
AAA Releases Bike Safety PSA at Bike Summit
Why would a representative from AAA be the keynote speaker at the National Bike Summit?
March 6, 2013
LaHood Announces Safety Summits to Help Shape New Bikeway Standards
In 2010, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a table at the National Bike Summit and proclaimed, "I’ve been all over America, and…people want alternatives. They want out of their cars, they want out of congestion, they want to live in… livable communities." He added, to thunderous applause, "You've got a partner in Ray LaHood."
March 6, 2013
Seeking Submissions: The Worst Parking Crater in an American Downtown
Alright, Streetsblog readers. Send us your best shots.
March 6, 2013
LaHood Announces Safety Summits to Help Shape New Bikeway Standards
In 2010, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a table at the National Bike Summit and proclaimed, "I’ve been all over America, and…people want alternatives. They want out of their cars, they want out of congestion, they want to live in… livable communities." He added, to thunderous applause, "You've got a partner in Ray LaHood."
March 5, 2013
How to Diversify Bicycle Culture in Three Easy Steps
Everything you think you know about bicycling is wrong. At the National Women’s Bicycling Forum this morning, one message came through: the underrepresentation of women and people of color in cycling isn't simply due to safety concerns and lack of protected infrastructure, as is often surmised. It's more complicated than that.
March 4, 2013
Political Piñata Amtrak Is the Fastest Growing Transportation Mode
Let it be known: Amtrak is the fastest!
March 1, 2013
For Eighth Year in a Row, the Average American Drove Fewer Miles in 2012
For decades -- through the rise of the two-car household, women entering the workforce, the growth of the exurbs -- Americans reliably put more miles on their cars every year.
February 28, 2013
Sequestration Week: Will Congress Find a Solution By Friday? Does It Matter?
Welcome to Sequestration Week. Congress has until Friday to strike a deal that would avoid a set of dreaded automatic budget cuts.
February 25, 2013
Today’s Sign That America Is Falling Behind on Transport Policy
You know we've reached a low point in U.S. infrastructure policy when state officials are selling off public utilities in order to fund $1.7 billion highway interchanges.
February 25, 2013