Don’t Judge Transit By the Gridlock on Nearby Roads
Transit can be a success without making car trips faster.
May 18, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Chao to Senate: List of “Principles” Coming Soon (CNN), But Don’t Expect List of Priority Projects (Hill) Former Indy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith Pushes Public-Private Partnerships as Infrastructure Cure-All (Reason) Detroit Streetcar Raises Questions About Role of Business and Foundation Funders (Inside Philanthropy) Robert Puentes: Why Have Transit Systems Across the Country Been Losing Riders? (US News) Dayton Transit … Continued
May 18, 2017
Public-Private Partnerships Will Not Save U.S. Infrastructure
A panel of experts told Congress that, even with perfectly executed public-private partnerships, the federal government still needs to provide its own support -- especially for projects, like transit lines, that aren't guaranteed to generate toll revenue for profit-seeking investors.
May 17, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Curbed Looks at How Real Estate Is Thinking About the Prospect of Driverless Cars (It’s All About Parking) After Regional Transit Board Breakup, Hennepin County, MN, Considers Sales Tax for Southwest LRT (SW Journal) A Tale of Two Ontario Cities: Uber Takes Over Innisfil (NYT) as London Plans Massive BRT System (CBC) Charlotte Residents, Fed Up With … Continued
May 17, 2017
It’s No Red Line, But These New Transit Lanes Will Speed Up Trips for Baltimore Bus Riders
Bright red bus lanes are being painted in downtown Baltimore as the city prepares to launch a revamped bus network in just over a month.
May 16, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Chao: Trump’s Infrastructure “Vision” Will Be Released in “Next Several Weeks” (Hill, AP) Gas Tax Hikes: Highway Contractors Prepare for SC Windfall (Independent Mail), Want Same in Kansas (KMUW) Oregon Legislature’s Transportation Funding Plan Wrongly Assumes More People = More Cars (Willamette Week) Meanwhile, Oregon’s Bike Industry Fights Back Against Legislature’s Bike Tax Proposal (BikePortland) Learning Lessons … Continued
May 16, 2017
The 3 Essential Ingredients for Cooking Up Transit That People Want to Ride
With so much transportation funding going toward highways, it's tempting to support any transit investment as a step in the right direction. But not all transit investments will produce service that helps people get where they need to go. To make transit a useful travel option that people want to ride, says TransitCenter, there are three basic goals that officials and advocates should strive for.
May 15, 2017
Toronto Has a Plan to Clear the Way for Streetcars Stuck in Traffic
Toronto's busiest surface transit route could get a big upgrade as part of a year-long pilot project -- if it clears the Toronto City Council this summer, where suburban interests have a history of rejecting transit initiatives.
May 15, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Let’s Speculate About What Trump Might Do With His Rumored Infrastructure Proposal (Curbed, CNBC, Hill) One Month After Being Sworn in, Alabama’s New Governor Widens I-65 in Suburban Birmingham (AL.com) Bringing BRT to Route 29 in Montgomery County, MD: The Devil Will Be in the Details (WaPo) Can the Twin Cities Business Community Turn Back GOP Legislature’s … Continued
May 15, 2017
Providence Will Keep DIY Plungers in Place to Prevent Cars From Clogging Bike Lane
Keeping cars out of bike lanes can seem like a Sisyphean task, particularly when a street design makes it easy for drivers to go where they shouldn't. But do-it-yourself attempts to stop automobile incursions have proven to be invaluable demonstrations of how simple steps can make a real impact -- from flowers in Boston to traffic cones in Brooklyn to human barriers in San Francisco.
May 12, 2017
