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The Real E-Scooters Story Is Much More Boring Than Media Coverage Suggests
It doesn't make for exciting newsprint. But people like scooters and they aren't causing any big problems.
August 15, 2018
Sorry Bus Stops Round 1: Cincinnati vs. Ann Arbor
Would you rather wait behind a guard rail on a highway embankment, or on a skinny sidewalk in front of a muffler shop? Vote here.
August 14, 2018
The Columbus Bus Network Redesign Boosted Ridership
At a time when transit ridership is down nationally, Columbus's COTA is up 3.6 percent in June.
August 14, 2018
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
August 13, 2018
Sorry Bus Stops, Round 1 Matchup: Nashville vs. Houston
The first matchup of 2018 features two waiting spaces that are not for the faint of heart.
August 13, 2018
Meet Six Sorry Bus Stops That Weren’t Sorry Enough to Make the Cut
Streetsblog received so many submissions for our Sorriest Bus Stop competition we didn't have room for these.
August 13, 2018
Baton Rouge Advocates Look to Tear Down Institutional Barriers to Safe Streets
One city where it's especially tough to implement safety improvements for walking and biking is Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Now the advocates at Bike Baton Rouge have mapped out a strategy to change that.
August 10, 2018
How Lazy Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Obscures Why Streets Are So Dangerous
Journalists should be more skeptical of police accounts of pedestrian deaths.
August 9, 2018
A Carbon Tax Could Recoup Trump’s MPG Standards Cut
Originally published by Carbon Tax Center. Before you take umbrage at the headline, let me be clear: President Trump’s decision last week to freeze federal car-mileage standards at 2020 levels and revoking California’s authority to set the nation’s pace on auto emissions and fuel efficiency is contemptible. The MPG freeze means more carbon emissions hastening … Continued
August 7, 2018
