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Dallas City Council Member: Adding Highway Lanes Is Pointless
We've written about the seedy good-old-boy network in Texas that, with naked self-interest, has lobbied for and built more, more, and MORE highways, even as public budgets and household pocketbooks struggle under the burden.
April 18, 2012
A TOD Impostor in Fresno
Recently on Streetsblog we looked at developers who misapply the terms "green" and "new urban" to sprawling, exurban housing developments. Another abused term in the planning lexicon that we could have mentioned is surely "transit-oriented development."
April 17, 2012
Two Ways to Sustain Wisconsin’s Highway Racket: Tolls or Crushing Debt
It's the 1950s all over again in Wisconsin, where -- as we've reported before -- there seems to be an undying faith among political leaders that highway spending will restore prosperity, despite the fact that more forward-thinking regions are investing in things like tearing down highways.
April 16, 2012
Study: In Baltimore, One in Six Drivers Pass Cyclists Illegally
This is one of the worst parts of biking on a typical American street: You're riding your bike and you hear a car coming up from behind you. It's loud; you can tell it's going fast. Does the driver see you?
April 13, 2012
Oregon DOT Nixes “Highways Division” for “Multi-Modal” System
It wasn't that long ago that state highway bureaus started adopting the more mode-neutral label, "department of transportation." In practice, however, many state DOTs still function mainly as highway agencies. Now Oregon DOT is going a step further to leave the highway-centric approach behind.
April 6, 2012
Pennsylvania Enacts 4-Foot Passing Law, Nabs Violator on First Day
Currently 20 states have laws on the books requiring motorists to give cyclists a three-foot berth when passing. Pennsylvania was the latest state to join the club this week, and did so with a flourish.
April 5, 2012
More Cycling: Good for Everyone — Not Just Cyclists
Next time you're just minding your own business, riding your bike, and someone drives by and shouts something at you, perhaps the best reply is to smile, wave, and say "you're welcome."
April 4, 2012
Occupy Wall Street’s Poorly Targeted Transit Action
Occupy Wall Street is getting active in the transit discussion, but sometimes its efforts can seem a little misdirected. There was last week's fare-jumping incident in New York, something that didn't win them a lot of friends in the transit industry. Occupy Boston has organized a National Day of Action for Public Transportation for Wednesday.
April 3, 2012
Is Rahm Emanuel’s $7 Billion Infrastructure Plan Replicable?
Just over a year into his mayoralty, Chicago's Rahm Emanuel continues to show impressive leadership on transportation issues. His latest initiative is a $7 billion infrastructure plan that includes funds for everything from sewers to surface transit to parks.
April 2, 2012