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Today: Insurance Committee to Consider Bill That Could Kill Bike-Share
This (Wednesday) afternoon, the California Senate Insurance Committee will consider a bill whose author, Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), claims its aim is to protect pedestrians - but which would instead kill bike- and scooter-share systems in California.
June 22, 2022
Leaders from SF, Philly, Duluth and Bogotá discuss open streets as a public health strategy
Having supportive city officials has been key to opening opening up streets to people during the COVID-19 crisis.
April 9, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: The Vital Link Between Health and Transportation
This week, we talk about how transit can save rural counties lots of money currently being spent on ambulances.
April 9, 2020
Paying Uber and Lyft Drivers More Benefits Everyone
New York City's new $17.22 minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers is starting to have the desired effect.
April 30, 2019
Majority of Californians Still Support HSR
The majority of Californians still support the state's high-speed rail project, according to a new poll.
March 27, 2018
It’s Parking Madness Time — Send Us Your Parking Disasters!
It's March and that means it's Parking Madness season at Streetsblog. Today we're launching our fifth annual tournament in search of North America's worst parking blight, and we're switching things up a little.
March 7, 2017
Flawed Environmental Laws Threaten to Preserve Parking and Block Housing
Seattle housing affordability advocates have been working on some common sense reforms, including one that would allow accessory dwelling units, like granny flats, in single-family neighborhoods. But even that modest change is encountering resistance from some homeowners. And ironically they're drawing strength from the state's environmental laws.
December 14, 2016
Is E-Commerce Increasing Urban Truck Traffic? Don’t Be So Certain
The conventional wisdom holds that the boom in online retail is causing a big increase in truck traffic. But economist Joe Cortright at City Observatory is skeptical.
December 13, 2016
New York State DOT on Track to Botch Highway Removal in Buffalo
Even when state DOTs decide to take down a highway, cities often have to fight an uphill battle against entrenched traffic engineering dogma that prioritizes the speed of cars over the health and safety of people.
December 12, 2016
How Much of Your City Is Really Urban?
Many places that get categorized as "suburbs" are actually pretty urban. They may not be located in a central city, but they are compact, walkable places. But the inverse is also true: Large portions of nearly every American city are pretty spread out and suburban in character. A new report from the Urban Land Institute [PDF] divides every metro area into a number of classifications based on density and other factors.
December 9, 2016
