Portland Debuts a Fairer Way to Pay for Transit Fares
With Trimet's new fare capping program, poor people no longer have to pay more for transit than the rich.
August 16, 2017
What Bike Planners Are Missing When They Design Projects in Black and Latino Neighborhoods
If your local police force has a reputation for harassing people who look like you, and your neighborhood gets a new bike lane, would that infrastructure be enough to make you feel comfortable riding?
August 16, 2017
A Strategy for Strong Transit and Walkability in Small Cities
Proposed: Smaller cities should choose one, or maybe two, corridors for frequent transit service and dense, walkable development.
August 15, 2017
The Summer Heat Can’t Melt This Famous Philly “Sneckdown” — It’s Here to Stay
In a 2014 blog post, Jon Geeting photographed more than a dozen sneckdowns on Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia and outlined them in a bold green. It worked so well that one of the sneckdowns is now a permanent fixture, cast in concrete as a pedestrian island.
August 14, 2017
These State Lawmakers Indulged the Violent Fantasy of Ramming Protesters With a Car
All these men bear a portion of the blame for what happened to Heather Heyer in Charlottesville -- their bills fed an undercurrent of rage against people exercising their right to assemble.
August 14, 2017
The Woman Who Led a Highway Revolt in Dallas — and Won
This week, Dallas City Council voted to kill the $1.7 billion Trinity Toll Road project. Angela Hunt had been fighting for that outcome for 11 years.
August 11, 2017
The 85th Percentile Rule Is Killing Us
A report from the NTSB is vindicating advocates' critique of an engineering standard that seeks to accommodate motorist behavior instead of designing streets for safety.
August 11, 2017
Cities Fund Student Transit Passes — Why Not Bike-Share Passes Too?
High school students haven't gotten much attention as potential bike-share users, but as former Chicago and DC transportation chief Gabe Klein recently told CNN, that's a mistake: "We should absolutely be giving these kids memberships or reduced-fee memberships because it lowers our costs." To make it happen, current rules will have to change.
August 10, 2017
Send Us Your Nominations for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop
We need your help to fill out the field of bus stops that will compete for nationwide ridicule (and with it, a kick in the pants for local streets and transit agencies who are responsible).
August 9, 2017
Venture-Financed Bike-Share Off to a Hot Start in Seattle
Will the companies be able to maintain safe bikes, provide good service, and stay financially viable in the long run? It's too soon to say. But in the early going, they are proving that plenty of people will use bike-share in a city where it previously flopped.
August 9, 2017
