Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Emphasis on Safety?
There's a lot of focus this month on getting more people out and about on their bikes. We posted last week about the effort to normalize bike commuting, a topic that as usual sparked a lot of discussion about sweat, appropriate clothing, secure bike parking and, of course, safety.
May 19, 2009
Van Jones and the Vision for a New Urban Environmentalism
This morning we're featuring a post from Streetsblog Network member Where, an always thought-provoking international blog that "brings together urbanists from all walks of life living in cities around the world to poke, prod, and otherwise examine everything urban in an effort to maintain a global conversation about this increasingly vital subject matter."
May 18, 2009
The Grass Roots Are Growing Up and Up
Today we're going to go just a bit off-topic and look at a post from Streetsblog Network member Aaron Renn on his blog The Urbanophile about "The New Grass Roots." It examines in depth a few things that are near and dear to our hearts here at Streetsblog and the The Open Planning Project, including the ability of the Internet to transform the public policy debate:
May 15, 2009
In Missouri, the State DOT Lobbies to Block Complete Streets
Today we've got a disturbing story from Missouri about the influence exerted by the Missouri Department of Transportation on the legislative process in that state. From Missouri Bicycle News:
May 14, 2009
How Can We Make Bike Commuting “Normal”?
Lots of blogs around the Streetsblog Network are tackling issues related to bike commuting this week in honor of the upcoming Bike to Work Day on Friday. Baltimore Spokes weighs in with a post about how employers can tailor workplaces to encourage employees to ride in. Here are a few of their ideas:
May 13, 2009
Coming Attraction: Teasers From Oberstar’s Transpo Bill Outline
The details of Rep. Jim Oberstar's plans for the next federal transportation bill are starting to come into focus. Last Friday, The Infrastructurist ran an item about a document on the subject that has made its way into the public eye:
May 12, 2009
Finding Effective Arguments for Funding Mass Transit
How much should passengers pay for mass transit? What with the financial woes of transit systems around the country, it's been a hot topic. Today on the Streetsblog Network, we're looking at the question from a couple of different angles.
May 12, 2009
Transportation for America Releases Blueprint for Transportation Reform
Today Transportation for America is releasing a 100-page document called "The Route to Reform," in which they outline policy recommendations related to the upcoming reauthorization of federal transportation funding legislation (download the executive summary here or the full report here).
May 11, 2009
Imagine If People Really Drove the Speed Limit
It's amazing how easy it is to be a radical when you talk about changing any aspect of car culture in the United States.
May 11, 2009