Today’s Headlines
Obama to Announce 2014 Budget Proposal This Week (NYT) White House Cuts Another $232M From Transportation and Housing For 2013 (Politico) USDOT Secretary Contender Anthony Foxx Rejects Mayoral Re-election Bid (Charlotte Post) Frank Lautenberg Might Retire Sooner Than Expected (Politico) T&I Committee Agenda Shapes Up (The Hill) Margaret Thatcher’s Public Transport Legacy (Next City) DC … Continued
April 9, 2013
Study: Too Many Drivers Fail to Look for Pedestrians When Turning Left
Drivers turning left are a leading cause of pedestrian crashes in urban areas. Where drivers can only turn left with a green left-turn arrow, pedestrians are more protected. But when drivers are watching oncoming traffic for a chance to make their turn, they tend not to be as vigilant as they should to watch for pedestrians. In fact, 5 to 11 percent of drivers don’t look for pedestrians in the crosswalk at all.
April 4, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Forbes: ASCE Lobbyists Are in League With Big Government to Spend, Spend, Spend Truckers Worry Infrastructure Bank Could Turn Highways into a “Piggy Bank” (Land Line) What’s the Point of All This Amtrak Bullying? (Railway Age) Americans on Global Climate Catastrophe: “Meh” (WaPo) As Transit Ridership Soars Nationwide, Atlanta’s MARTA Spirals Downward (Next City) Lesson … Continued
April 3, 2013
What Should the Surgeon General Say to Get More People Walking?
What if cars came with a Surgeon General’s warning like the ones that come on cigarette packs: "Sitting in this seat could lead to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and divorce."
April 2, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Obama Wants to Stimulate More Private Infrastructure Investment (National Journal) DOT Chooses a Gold-Level Bike City and a Cyclist Death Trap For Bike Safety Summits (Fast Lane) Bike League Already Knows What the Outcome of Those Summits Should Be 800 People Per Square Mile? Your County Went For Obama. (Atlantic Cities) Canadian Tar Sands Oil … Continued
April 2, 2013
Rep. Scott Garrett Wants to Let Dead-Broke States Go It Alone on Transpo
In order to “address our insolvent transportation program and end the taxpayer bailouts of the Highway Trust Fund,” Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) has introduced a bill to let states “opt out” of the federal transportation program altogether.
April 1, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Obama Renews Infrastructure Funding, Bank Push in Miami (AP) LaHood Tells CNN His Fellow Republicans Have Failed to Bring a Budget Proposal Highway Opponents in Maine Seek to Declassify Planning Documents (AP) Poverty Comes to the Suburbs (NBC) How Driverless Cars Could Promote Density or Sprawl, Limit Energy Demand or Explode It (WaPo) Mayor Defends … Continued
April 1, 2013
How Much Driving Is Avoided When Someone Rides a Bike?
If Jane Doe rides her bike a mile to the post office and then back home, is it fair to assume she just avoided two miles of driving? And can we then assume that she prevented 2.2 pounds of carbon dioxide from being emitted?
March 29, 2013
Congress to U.S. DOT: The Roads Aren’t Safe Until They’re Safe For Everyone
Yes, traffic fatalities have been (mostly) going down, but as long as cyclist and pedestrian fatalities keep going up, we can’t truly say our streets and roads are getting safer. That’s the message from 68 members of Congress to one pretty receptive audience: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
March 28, 2013