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Seattle’s Real Estate Boom is Driving Up Transit Costs
High land prices + a blazing construction market = higher transit infrastructure costs.
July 27, 2018
London Sets Out to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2041
London has reduced traffic deaths nearly 50 percent in the last decade, but Mayor Sadiq Khan isn't satisfied.
July 27, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: The First Shoupista
Patrick Siegman of Siegman & Associates joins the podcast for spirited discussion about the etymology of the word parking, the legend that is Donald Shoup, and why parking gets so personal.
July 26, 2018
As Cities Turn Off Red Light Cameras, Red Light Runners Claim More Lives
A 17 percent rise in red light-running fatalities coincides with a 21 percent decline in the number of red light cameras in operation, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
July 25, 2018
Ofo Exits Camden in a Cautionary Tale About Venture-Funded Bike-Share
What happened in Camden highlights a major risk when cities work with bike-share companies that reveal so little about their operations and finances.
July 24, 2018
Washington State DOT Chief: Fixing Congestion With Highways “Fiscally Impossible”
"The problem is we don't provide affordable housing and transportation solutions," Roger Millar told a convention of highway builders last week.
July 24, 2018
New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
July 24, 2018
Dallas and Seattle Ride the Dockless Bike-Share Rollercoaster
The two U.S. cities with the largest dockless bike-share fleets are now on different paths.
July 23, 2018
North Carolina DOT Needs a Culture Change to Translate Complete Streets Policy Into Action
Changing the entrenched practices of transportation agencies is easier said than done.
July 19, 2018
Stories About Marathon Walking Commuters Receiving Benevolent Donations of Cars Are Actually Terrible
These stories aren't heartwarming. They highlight systemic, persistent injustice that goes unaddressed.
July 18, 2018
