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One Anti-Rail Congress Is No Reason to Delay California HSR
Everyone who cares about U.S. high-speed rail is watching California right now.
January 5, 2012
Study: The Key to a Healthy Region Is a Strong Central City
Sometimes we need a study to tell us what we all know, because no matter how glaring the evidence -- smoking is bad for you, the Earth is getting warmer -- you'll have your detractors.
January 4, 2012
Coming to a City Near You in 2012 — New Transit Projects Underway
2011 was a tough year for transit. Local agencies, still hurting from the recession, continued to slash bus routes and raise fares.
January 3, 2012
Seattle Police Mock “Dumb F***” Jogger Hit By Semi Truck
Tim Nelson was fighting for his life after being hit by a semi truck driver while jogging in West Seattle in late October. As he was rushed to the hospital with a broken back, six snapped ribs, and a fractured skill, a dash cam in a Seattle police cruiser captured this video, which has been making the rounds.
December 23, 2011
Health Benefits of Ciclovia Events Outweigh Costs
Ciclovia, Sunday Parkways, Open Streets, Walk and Roll -- no matter what your community calls its car-free street event, they are well worth the effort, according to a new study published in the Journal of Urban Health. A careful cost-benefit analysis of Ciclovia-style events in four different countries found that the health benefits of these type of events far exceed the costs.
December 21, 2011
The Amazing Disappearing State Gas Tax
The Missouri Department of Transportation wants to widen I-70 between St. Louis and Kansas City. But as we've been reporting, many state DOTs just don't have the money for major highway expansions anymore -- and Missouri is no exception.
December 20, 2011
Will Urban Revitalization Leave Some Cities Behind?
Chris Leinberger's op-ed about the decline of the outer suburbs a few weeks ago in the New York Times has been widely praised and scrutinized in the blogosphere. A few of us remarked that the decline of the outer suburbs and the rise of the central city doesn't seem to be a uniform trend across the United States. Cities like Louisville, Kentucky and Cleveland, Ohio flip the whole dynamic, to some extent.
December 19, 2011
The Silent YIMBY Majority, and Why They Lose
So, a local entrepreneur wants to build a beautiful, mixed-use building on a surface parking lot in the Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis. This is apparently quite controversial.
December 16, 2011
The Cincinnati Streetcar: Triumphing Over an Anti-Transit Governor
Cincinnati -- you really just can't give this town enough credit. The Queen City and its streetcar coalition can't be stopped, despite the best efforts of Ohio Governor John Kasich to stamp out all traces of a passenger train in the Buckeye State.
December 14, 2011
Bike Lane-less Dallas Inches Forward
Competition between cities is a healthy thing when it comes to bike infrastructure. Of course, the thing about competitions is, somebody's going to wind up being the loser, for lack of a better word. And in the race for bike-friendliness, Dallas, Texas is bringing up the rear.
December 13, 2011