Streetsies 2019: And the Winners Are…
Here are our annual awards for the best (and worst) people, projects and ideas of the year.
December 26, 2019
Rail-y Big Deal: Ohio Man Maps The Future
"People said, 'This would change my life,'" said the visionary behind a Buckeye State rail system.
December 23, 2019
Pedestrians Deaths On Freeways is On The Rise
More Americans have been dying on high-speed roads because cities and states haven't built proper infrastructure to help people cross safely, a new study shows.
December 20, 2019
Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill
Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment.
December 19, 2019
There is Structural Racism in Transport: Report
Smart Growth America: include community members in planning, hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism
December 18, 2019
Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets
Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to fighting climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.
December 17, 2019
Q&A: Micromobility’s Future With Harriet Tregoning
"Cities can provide more infrastructure that’s safe," the director of the New Urban Mobility Alliance says.
December 16, 2019
Feds to Cities: Paint the Town Red!
The Federal Highway Association approved new guidance this week that will dramatically expedite the process for approving the use of red paint to indicate a dedicated bus lane.
December 13, 2019
Bus-ted! Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars
A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.
December 12, 2019
Three Cities See a Way to ‘Curb’ Traffic
Curb space is the Wild West of neighborhood transportation.
December 11, 2019