Hero Mom Fined By Police for Vigilante Traffic Calming
She wanted her kids to be safe in the front yard, so she held the sign over her head and stood in the middle the street. Police slapped her with a jaywalking ticket.
December 22, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Trump’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Swindle Sounds Good to Chuck Schumer (Politico) Is Elaine Chao Hedging on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan? (CNN) Chao Lays Out Her Agenda for U.S. DOT; Wants to Weaken Environmental Protections (Politico) Uber Belatedly Complies With Law, Ends Self-Driving Car Pilot in San Francisco (NYT) Why Partially Automated Cars Are So Bad for Safety (The Hill) … Continued
December 22, 2016
The USA Streetsies: Vote for the Best and Worst of 2016
We're reviewing the last 12 months with our annual awards -- the Streetsies. Here are four people's choice categories to vote on.
December 21, 2016
Cleveland Paper’s Fact-Free Take on Transit: “Wheezing” Buses Pollute Downtown
In a recent editorial, the Cleveland Plain Dealer argued that "wheezing, block-long buses" should get booted off the city's main square, disrupting tens of thousands of transit trips. But rerouting the buses is going to make emissions worse, not better.
December 21, 2016
Today’s Headlines
New York Times’ Room for Debate Weighs in on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Trump Seems to Be Backing Off Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Initiative (AP) Culture Change at Detroit’s Planning Department — Focus on “20-Minute Neighborhoods” (Planetizen) After $1.6 Billion Widening, LA’s 405 Is Just as Congested; NYT Asks, “Was It Worth It?” SF Considers Legal Action Against Uber for Jumping the Gun … Continued
December 21, 2016
Is Seattle’s Helmet Law Killing Its Bike-Share?
Bike-share in Seattle should be doing great, but it has floundered -- and a big reason may be the city's mandatory helmet law.
December 20, 2016
Uber Can’t Replace Transit — Here Are 3 Reasons Why
The latest line from anti-transit types is that ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are going to make fixed-route bus or rail service obsolete. If you find yourself arguing with someone about why transit is essential, a new fact sheet from TransitCenter can help.
December 19, 2016
How Job Sprawl Robs People of Time, Money, and Economic Opportunity
What's the cost of a long commute? If you're struggling to make ends meet, spending hours each day just to get to work can not only cost you time, it can also be a major barrier to economic mobility.
December 19, 2016
Watch the Insanity of American School Drop-Off
When every student has a parental chauffeur, this is what you get.
December 16, 2016
Larry Hogan’s “BaltimoreLink” Fails to Deliver for Transit Riders
After Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally killed plans for Baltimore's 14-mile Red Line light rail, he said he would make it up to the city with a set of bus improvements called BaltimoreLink. But a new analysis finds Hogan's package won't do much at all for Baltimore transit riders.
December 16, 2016
