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Ladyblogs’ Bully-Free Zone Doesn’t Apply to Cyclists
Major media outlets can be harsh to bicyclists -- often inexplicably or irrationally harsh. Even progressive sites like Salon are not immune, as we've written about before.
May 17, 2012
DC: Getting Urban Sports Arena Development Right
Publicly backed sports arenas are always a gamble. Sold as a way to attract investment and energy, they can become big public liabilities, draining money for more essential services.
May 15, 2012
Smart Growth Opponents Run Against Portland’s Pro-Urbanism Policies
Smart growth is affordable. Smart growth is healthy. More and more, smart growth is what people prefer. And yet, the view that smart growth policies are being forced on people, or that they are some sort of global conspiracy à la Agenda 21, has no shortage of adherents.
May 14, 2012
How Chicago’s Humboldt Park Neighborhood Embraced Bike Lanes
When African American residents in Portland initially opposed the extension of bike lanes on North Williams Avenue last year, it seemed to signify a wider perception that bike infrastructure mainly serves white professionals. While cycling for transportation is most common among low-income Americans, bike lanes were only on the table for North Williams once more affluent people were biking on the streets.
May 11, 2012
Will Dallas Buckle Under the Weight of So Much Asphalt?
We've been reporting on the Trinity Toll Road proposal in Dallas, yet another downtown highway with a tremendous cost.
May 10, 2012
Pittsburgh Faces a Transit Doomsday
The last four years have been rough on American transit riders, as fare increases and route reductions became the norm, even as demand for service increased.
May 9, 2012
Buy America’s Shocking Pricetag
Within the big pro-transit tent, positions on Buy America policies -- which compel agencies to purchase domestically-made materials -- vary wildly. But from the perspective of providing more rail service to more people, these restrictions are unequivocally bad news. How bad?
May 8, 2012
The Reason Foundation’s Comically Flawed Research on LA Rail
The Reason Foundation's "research" on high-speed rail is pretty predictable. We know what this oil industry-backed think tank is going to say before they've said it: Ridership will be lower than expected; costs will be higher.
May 7, 2012
Will DC’s New Parking Czar Take Parking Reform to the Next Level?
There's a new sheriff in Washington, at least when it comes to parking.
May 4, 2012
A Freeway Revolt Is Brewing in Dallas
To freeway or not to freeway? That's been the question facing Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
May 3, 2012