Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster
Thousands of Houstonians are in danger of losing their homes as the state of Texas proceeds with a massive, $7 billion plan to widen almost every highway in North and downtown Houston.
July 25, 2019
Better Bike Infrastructure Expands Economic Opportunity: Report
In cities with good bike infrastructure, residents can access thousands of additional jobs on two wheels, a new study finds.
July 24, 2019
Houston Rolling Back Parking Requirements
The city will leave it up to businesses to decide how many parking spaces they need in two center-city neighborhoods.
July 19, 2019
Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars
Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.
July 18, 2019
Beloved Public Plaza to Return to Asphalt in Detroit
A public plaza built two years ago as a "people's park" surrounding Detroit's iconic statue will not be made permanent, thanks to a vote on Tuesday by the City Council.
July 17, 2019
President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M
Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
July 17, 2019
Do Millennials Love Sprawl Now? Eh, Not Exactly
Millennials are moving to suburbs. But in a lot of cases they don't have much of a choice.
July 3, 2019
Seattle’s Compassionate Response to Fare Evasion
After Seattle found that a quarter of farebeaters were homeless, it switched from thinking about enforcement to affordability.
June 28, 2019
One Neat Trick to Speed Up Bus Journeys
It's called "bus stop balancing." It's cheap and it's one of the most effective ways to speed up bus journeys.
June 28, 2019
Oregon Legislature Passes ‘Idaho Stop’ Bill
Oregon is the fourth state to pass a version of the Idaho Stop. The bill, if signed, will allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yields.
June 27, 2019
