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A Hippocratic Oath for People Who Take Care of Cities
The city as an organism -- it's a common analogy, probably in part because it's so instructive.
March 25, 2013
Study: Homes Near Transit Were Insulated From the Housing Crash
If you live close to a transit station, chances are you’ve weathered the recession better than your friends who don’t.
March 22, 2013
In Many Markets, Rail Beats or Competes With Air Travel
It can seem like the image of Amtrak as a second-rate mode -- a "Soviet-style monopoly" -- is so firmly ingrained that it's hard to shake. Even as more people choose to ride trains.
March 22, 2013
How the U.S. Tax Code Favors Driving Over Other Modes
If you get to work by transit or bike, you're saving a lot of money on gas, but come tax season, Uncle Sam probably won't be as generous to you as he'll be to car commuters.
March 19, 2013
Change Culture, Change Streets: An Anthropological View of Bike Advocacy
Adonia Lugo is a co-founder of the Ciudad de Luces/City of Lights bike outreach project in Los Angeles and currently an anthropology doctoral student in Seattle. Today on her blog Urban Adonia, she reflects on the difference between a policy-based approach to bike advocacy, as displayed at the recent National Bike Summit, and her work to transform cultural attitudes about cycling:
March 18, 2013
The Problem with Entertainment Districts
These days, almost every mid-sized city has an entertainment district. Depending on your nature, these are the places you either flock to on Friday and Saturday nights or assiduously avoid. These are also often the best places to get a gyro at 2 a.m.
March 14, 2013
Senate Restores MAP-21 Funding Through 2013
The Senate yesterday restored hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation spending singled out for elimination by the House of Representatives.
March 13, 2013
While Amtrak Subsidies Draw Fire From Congress, Aviation Gets a Free Pass
There's never any shortage of calls to make Amtrak pay for itself. Republicans deride it as a "Soviet-style monopoly," rife with inefficiencies. But as Ed Glaeser pointed out in an article for the Boston Globe last week, another mode's subsidies are approved year after year without a peep: aviation.
March 12, 2013
One Reason Federal Funding Is So Important to Transit
If you've been looking to Washington for a solution to the nation's transportation funding problems, it looks like you're going to be waiting a while.
March 12, 2013
Memphis Marching Forward on Safe Streets
Something important is happening in Memphis, Tennessee.
March 11, 2013