Columbus May Offer Free Transit Passes to All Downtown Workers
For the last year and a half, Columbus's Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District has been piloting a free transit pass program for 844 downtown workers. The share of workers in the program who commute via transit increased from 6 percent to 12 percent, and now it might be expanded to all 40,000 workers downtown.
March 13, 2017
As Fewer Kids Attend Neighborhood Schools, Transportation Challenges Intensify
The more kids get driven to school instead of walking, the more chaotic the drop-offs and pick-ups become. Greater Greater Washington's Matthew Kohler notes that the rise of school choice policies adds a whole new wrinkle, as students shift from neighborhood schools within walking distance to schools farther away.
March 10, 2017
American Bike-Share Is Growing Quickly — In a Handful of Cities
Americans made 28 million trips on bike share last year. But the large majority of ridership comes from just a few large cities that have made major investments.
March 9, 2017
The Big Beneficiaries of Rhode Island’s Plan to Cut Car Taxes Would Be Rich People
The "regressive" label often gets trotted out by proponents of cheap motoring, whether they're opposing a gas tax, tolls, or car fees. The problem with this argument is that many poor people don't own cars and are harmed by a transportation system that prioritizes driving instead of transit.
March 9, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Trump Thinks He Can Get States to Start Building $1 Trillion in Infrastructure in 90 Days (WSJ) Trump Weighing $6 Billion Cut to HUD, Axing Community Development Block Grants (WaPo) Infrastructure Genius Elon Musk Has Trump’s Ear (Market Watch) Civil Rights Groups, Environmentalists Suing to Stop the Expansion of I-94 in Milwaukee (Planetizen) Boston’s MBTA May Privatize … Continued
March 9, 2017
Why Cities Are Starting to Decriminalize Fare Evasion
With renewed public attention on the excessive criminalization of poor people and people of color, some transit agencies and law enforcement officials are reevaluating their fare evasion policies.
March 8, 2017
Street by Street, DC Builds Out a Center-City Protected Bikeway Network
There are now nearly 16 miles of protected bike lanes in Washington, DC.
March 8, 2017
Today’s Headlines
LA’s Anti-Housing Measure S Fails Badly at Polls (LA Observed) Trump to Meet With Business Leaders on Infrastructure Plan (Reuters) Boston Announces Plan to Become the Most Walkable City in America (Masslive.com) Philadelphia Releases Vision Zero Action Plan — Here Are 18 Highlights (Philly Voice) Dying Shopping Malls Wreaking Havoc on Suburban America (Business Insider) Private Company … Continued
March 8, 2017
Truck Crash on Freeway Paralyzes Traffic. Seattle Times: Ditch the Bike Lanes!
Last month, a truck crashed on a major Seattle freeway, paralyzing traffic for miles. The whole episode demonstrated the fragility of the freeway system, and the need for more resilient transportation networks. But the Seattle Times had a hotter hot take. The real culprit, according to the paper's editorial board? Bike lanes.
March 7, 2017
It’s Parking Madness Time — Send Us Your Parking Disasters!
It's March and that means it's Parking Madness season at Streetsblog. Today we're launching our fifth annual tournament in search of North America's worst parking blight, and we're switching things up a little.
March 6, 2017
