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Breaking: Sprawl Just as Reliant on “Big Government” as Smart Growth
Confounding as it is, being that the conservative movement is purportedly all about spending wisely and individual choice, the right wing think tanks tend not to favor smart growth.
December 19, 2012
DC Residents: Parking Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough
Washington, DC, is part of the wave of cities rethinking laws that force developers to build parking, which increase the cost of housing and induce traffic. As Greater Greater Washington reported earlier this week, regulations that require a minimum amount of parking at businesses and residences are slated to be rolled back or eliminated in many parts of the city.
December 14, 2012
Here They Are: The Best and Worst American Transportation Projects
Which transportation projects are the smartest investments, and which are the most ridiculous boondoggles? The Sierra Club has put together a solid list in a new report titled "Smart Choices, Less Traffic: The 50 Best and Worst Transportation Projects in the United States."
December 13, 2012
How a Group of Young Bike Advocates Are Reshaping Reno
Reno, Nevada isn't known for safe streets or retaining its young people. But according to Jessica Reeder at Shareable Cities, that's starting to change.
December 13, 2012
Number of Protected Bike Lanes in America Nearly Doubled in 2012
They're the Cadillac (or, should we say, the Colnago) of bike infrastructure: protected bike lanes.
December 12, 2012
What’s Behind the Rise in Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is out with traffic fatality data for 2011, and the news is not good for cyclists, pedestrians or, for that matter, anyone who uses U.S. roadways.
December 11, 2012
Want to End the Scourge of Surface Parking? Tax Land, Not Buildings
Surface parking lots -- they're the scourge of downtowns nearly everywhere across the United States. They're ugly, they make cities unwalkable, and once they're in place, they can be terribly hard to get rid of.
December 10, 2012
Sidewalk Bandits Make Off With the Pedestrian Right-of-Way
What happened to the sidewalk? That's what Steve Patterson at Urban Review STL has been wondering when venturing around his hometown of St. Louis.
December 7, 2012
Why California’s Two-Thirds Local Ballot Threshold May Be Worth Keeping
California lost a couple of transit heartbreakers at the ballot box last month.
December 6, 2012
DNC Head: Transit “Essential to Our Economic Success”
In the lull following a tumultuous election season, we've been keeping an eye on how the new political appointments shake out and what they mean for transit, walking, and biking. With the balance of power in Washington remaining split, it's been a bit of a mixed bag.
December 4, 2012