Living Up to the Nation’s Transit Potential
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a post about unfulfilled potential -- American cities that could do a lot better at getting people to ride transit.
September 15, 2009
“Summer Streets” Aren’t Enough
New York has them. San Francisco has them. Portland, too. Now St. Louis might be getting its own version of Summer Streets.
September 11, 2009
Building Codes to Deal With Abandoned Big Boxes
Today from the Streetsblog Network, a report from Charlotte, N.C., on the city's efforts to deal with derelict big box stores. Mary Newsom at The Naked City reports that a proposed new building code to address the problem is in the works:
September 10, 2009
When Parking Spaces Are More Important Than Homes
Parking: It takes up a lot of space in the discussion of transportation and planning. That's no surprise, since one of the main problems with cars is how much space they take up even when they're not in use.
September 9, 2009
A Livable Streets Renaissance in Savannah?
The last time we checked in with the folks down at Sustainable Savannah, it was to get an update on the jaywalking ticket blitz that the city was conducting -- not exactly evidence of a progressive attitude toward traffic safety. Today, we've got better news.
September 8, 2009
Intercity Trains: How Good Do Connections Need to Be?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we return to the question of connectivity -- or, to translate it out of transpo jargon, how to get there from here.
September 4, 2009
The Brute Power of the Car
For the last couple of days, there's been a lot of talk around the Streetsblog Network about a particularly horrific incident on Monday in which a cyclist, Darcy Allan Sheppard, was fatally injured on Toronto's Bloor Street in an encounter with a car allegedly driven by the former attorney general of Ontario, Michael Bryant.
September 3, 2009
Portland Gets a Cycle Track, and All That Comes With It
In Portland, Oregon, already one of America's best cycling cities, a new amenity was unveiled this past weekend: a cycle track, or physically separated bike lane, near Portland State University. For several blocks, it provides a protected place for bikers to ride -- by taking a lane from motor vehicle traffic and changing the place where cars are supposed to park.
September 2, 2009
Carrots Are Good for You, and So Are Sticks
A very interesting post today on the Streetsblog Network from getDowntown, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The getDowntown program, which aims to get more people using alternative modes of transportation through a variety of incentives and support systems, is a partnership between the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, the Ann Arbor Transportation
Authority, the City of Ann Arbor and the Downtown Development Authority. It's been around since 1999.
September 1, 2009
Car Culture and Drunk Driving — They Go Together
Drinking and driving laws vary from state to state, but in Wisconsin, it's not until your fifth offense that you're charged with a felony for drunk driving. That's an awful lot of leeway for a behavior that so often leads to serious bodily harm.
August 31, 2009