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Paradigm-Shifting Highway Teardown Gaining Traction in Tampa
#BlvdTampa is the rallying cry of a grassroots group that wants to tear down Interstate 275 and convert it to a boulevard. They're starting to gain traction.
May 13, 2019
A Bike Trail from Washington to Washington — It’s Happening
Someday, cyclists will be able to bike from the east coast to the west coast on a super trail. Here's the route plan.
May 10, 2019
D.C. Bill Would Make Protected Bike Lanes Mandatory
And that's just the start. It would also allow regular citizens to help enforce bike-lane parkers and ban right turn on red, among other things.
May 9, 2019
Study: Commutes are Longer When Cities Fail on Transit
Want to know why so few cities invest in transit? Because the vast majority of their residents — drivers — have much shorter commute times in their cars. A cautionary tale....
May 8, 2019
A Great Big Freeway — Thanks to Induced Demand
Los Angeles is getting what it paid for when it widened 10 miles of its most infamous freeways — another lane of traffic.
May 8, 2019
Federal E-Scooter Safety Report Raises Serious Concerns
A study released today by the Centers for Disease Control [PDF] was supposed to finally put to rest one of the most pressing questions about e-scooters: Are they safe?
Instead, we still don’t really have a good answer.
May 3, 2019
High-Speed Rail Authority Updates Plan to Finish Central Valley Segment
The annual update on progress and planning for the California High-Speed Rail program includes more precise estimates of costs and an outside analysis of the program's feasibility.
May 3, 2019
National Center for Sustainable Transportation Explains New Induced Travel Calculator
Confused about how building highways could end up creating more traffic congestion? This webinar can help.
May 2, 2019
Proposed Federal Fuel Economy Rules Will Mess Up Everything
Current Regional Transportation Plans, which have relied on steadily cleaner tailpipe emissions, may not be enough to achieve federal clean air standards
May 1, 2019
Paying Uber and Lyft Drivers More Benefits Everyone
New York City's new $17.22 minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers is starting to have the desired effect.
April 30, 2019
