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“Pocket” Bike Lanes: A Small Step to Make Intersections Work Better?
A bike lane that appears at an intersection to help guide bicyclists out of the way of turning drivers -- in Washington, D.C., they call this a "pocket lane." David Cranor writes at Greater Greater Washington that the District is looking to add them along streets that don't otherwise have bike lanes, targeting intersections where they might help avoid conflicts. He says:
August 15, 2016
If People Can’t Afford to Live Near Work, They Probably Won’t Bike Commute
How out of control are Bay Area housing prices? It costs so much to live in Palo Alto that Kate Vershov Downing -- a lawyer who served on the Planning and Transportation Commission -- announced this week that she and her husband -- a software developer -- are moving to Santa Cruz. She resigned her seat on the commission.
August 11, 2016
If You Want to Fix Sorry Bus Stops, Don’t Forget to Tell the DOT
Streetsblog just wrapped up our 2016 Sorriest Bus Stop in America competition, with a waiting area on a state highway in Silver Spring, Maryland, beating out 15 other terrible bus stops for the crown of shame. For our voters, asking people to cross a six-lane divided road with no signal was unforgivable.
August 10, 2016
That Time a Louisville Paper Fantasized About Bombing Its Own Downtown
When urban renewal took a wrecking ball to American cities in the middle of the last century, some places looked like a war zone.
August 9, 2016
How the New Google Maps May Change the Way You See the City
What can a Google Maps visual teach us about the cities we live in?
August 5, 2016
Chris Christie’s Transportation Record Is a Bigger Disaster Than Bridgegate
What a fiasco. Six years after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie killed the ARC transit tunnel under the Hudson so he could avoid raising the gas tax, the jig is up. The state has run out of transportation funding anyway.
August 5, 2016
Where the People Walk: A Global Glance at Walking Rates
The way we move around is shaped by many factors -- the physical environment, culture, technology, and economic status, to name a few. A new report from the engineering firm Arup, "Cities Alive: Towards a Walking World," looks at how motorized cities can become walkable again.
August 3, 2016
Great Cities Don’t Take Late-Night Transit Service Away From Workers
What a sad state of affairs for transit in the nation's capital.
August 1, 2016
Study: Streetcar Tracks and Bicycling Don’t Mix
A new study out of Toronto confirms what cyclists in many U.S. cities have found out the hard way: Streetcar tracks can be a serious safety hazard.
July 29, 2016
67 Congress Members Tell Feds: Measure the Movement of People, Not Cars
The federal government hands states about $40 billion a year for transportation, money they can basically spend however they want. The result in many places is a lot of expensive, traffic-inducing highways that get clogged with cars soon after they're finished. Can measuring the effect of all this spending lead to better decisions?
July 28, 2016