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In NYC & Florida, Asking Police to Step Up for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
It's been unsettling, to say the least, to read about the New York City Police Department's sloppy investigation of the hit-and-run crash that killed cyclist Mathieu Lefevre last fall. Today the New York City Council is holding a hearing that will examine NYPD's practices when it comes to investigating pedestrian and cyclist deaths.
February 15, 2012
House Transpo Bill Turns Communities Into Collateral Damage
There's been a lot of analysis and explanation of how bad the House transportation bill is from a policy standpoint. This proposal takes sound transportation policy, covers it with oil, sets it on fire, and then dances on the ashes.
February 14, 2012
Rural Lawmakers Try to Stall a Higher Gas Tax in Maryland
Rural-urban animosities have apparently flared up in Maryland, where a pair of lawmakers representing some of the state's more sparsely populated regions have each proposed levying additional taxes on the state's urbanized areas to pay for transit.
February 13, 2012
Detroit Transit Woes a Preview of American Transit Under House GOP
Streetsblog has reported on how dire the transit situation is in Detroit. But nothing says it quite like the people who depend on the region's buses.
February 10, 2012
A Day of Action to Stop the Attack on Transit, Biking, and Walking
Today is a national day of action to oppose the House GOP transportation bill, with Transportation for America, Rails to Trails, Bikes Belong, the Natural Resources Defense Council and many other organizations mobilizing against the extreme attack on transit, biking and walking. They are urging people to contact their representatives and support a sane, sustainable transportation policy by rejecting this radical proposal.
February 9, 2012
Speeding Enforcement Cameras Work, and They’re Coming to Chicago
Here's what's happening around the Network today:
February 8, 2012
The Mile-High City Gets Back to Its Rail Roots
Happy news out of Denver. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was in town yesterday for a tour of the under-construction West Rail Transit line, part of 122 miles of passenger rail the region is planning as part of its FasTracks program.
February 7, 2012
Ready to Fight? The House GOP Bill Leaves Little Choice
Well, the cards are on the table now, as far as national transportation policy is concerned.
February 6, 2012
Study Links Quality Urbanism to Happiness :)
Finally, a scientific explanation for the feeling of depression I get from suburban environments dominated by Applebee's, OfficeMax and eight-lane thoroughfares.
February 3, 2012