Nine States Sue Trump Administration for Blocking Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
Presidents don't get to pick and choose which federal rules they comply with.
September 25, 2017
Congrats, Seattle — You Have the Sorriest Bus Stop in America
Readers choose a bus stop between a high-speed road and an active freight rail line as the worst in our field of 16 sorry bus stops.
September 22, 2017
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Bogus Fiscal Conservatism Doesn’t Apply to Highways
The governor who killed a $3 billion Baltimore light rail project out of faux fiscal prudence yesterday announced $9 billion in highway expansions.
September 22, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Wants to Spend $9 Billion Widening Highways (WBAL) Bucking National Trends, Cycling and Transit Ridership Both Growing in Pittsburgh (BikePGH) A Detroit News Station Asks: Is Ann Arbor Doing Too Much to Protect Pedestrians? (Click on Detroit) U.K. Stiffens Penalties for Cyclists Who Kill Pedestrians: Will Face Up to 14 Years … Continued
September 22, 2017
The Campaign to Fix Atlanta’s Most Dangerous Street and Preserve Its Immigrant Cultures
Can Buford Highway, the most dangerous road in Georgia, become a walkable place for the immigrant communities that call it home?
September 21, 2017
Is Infrastructure Spending Good for the Economy? It’s Complicated.
Infrastructure spending produces a net economic benefit for society only if the project benefits exceed the costs.
September 21, 2017
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck
Police and local reporters rushed to blame a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding driver in a marked crosswalk.
September 20, 2017
The Sorriest Bus Stop Championship: Seattle vs. Munhall
Both bus stops vying for the championship put bus riders between a highway and active freight railroad tracks.
September 19, 2017
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Doesn’t Have the Courage to Manage the City’s Parking
Walsh seems to have reached a conclusion without fairly assessing the program and trying to make it work.
September 19, 2017
Seattle’s Playful Traffic Circles Tame Neighborhood Streets
Seattle started installing traffic circles in the early 1970s, and now there are more than 1,200 throughout the city.
September 18, 2017