Network Roundup
Tentative Good News for Maryland's Purple and Red Lines
Since Republican Larry Hogan was elected governor in November, transit advocates in Maryland have been holding their breath.
January 26, 2015
Wishing for "Truly Open Streets" in 2015
It's a new year, and around the Streetsblog Network people are posting their 2014 retrospectives and resolutions for the year ahead.
January 2, 2015
There's a Difference Between Bike Share and Bike Rental
Dallas is in the process of rolling out a "bike-share" system. According to the Dallas Morning News, the city installed the first two stations in a local park this week. The project got a boost from a $125,000 grant, and the plan is to expand the system piece by piece.
November 17, 2014
Portland Tries Out "Advisory Bike Lanes"
Portland is importing a new kind of bike lane design from the Netherlands. "Advisory bike lanes" allow drivers to use the bike lane space if they have to -- and if it's safe. Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland reports that advisory bike lanes are intended for streets with high bike traffic but not a high volume of car traffic, where there otherwise wouldn't be room for bike lanes:
September 25, 2014
The Link Between Northeast Ohio's Flooding and Its Sprawl
After a string of major flooding events, residents of Northeast Ohio are looking for someone to blame, reports Tim Kovach. Are local governments at fault for the property damage from these floods? Or should residents, as a great poet once said, blame it on the rain?
September 12, 2014
Boosting Transit Ridership With New Stations, Not New Track
Yonah Freemark at the Transport Politic calls them infill stations: new transit stops built in gaps along existing rail lines. Current examples include Assembly Station just outside Boston in Somerville, DC's NoMa Station, and the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.
August 28, 2014
Midwest Rail Advocates Take the Fight to Scott Walker
In November, voters in 36 states will head to the polls to choose governors. Among the state leaders up for reelection is Wisconsin's Scott Walker, who faces a strong challenge from Democrat and former Trek Bicycle executive Mary Burke.
August 8, 2014
What If We Paid the Full Cost of Driving?
Driving is too cheap in the United States. It's a complicated thing to unpack, but David Levinson, engineering professor at the University of Minnesota and blogger at the Transportationist, attempted to analyze the cost per-minute.
August 4, 2014
Why Did Copenhagen's Biking Rate Surge in One Year?
Copenhagen is famous for being a city where a lot of people bike.
July 7, 2014
Skateboard Bans: The "Get Off My Lawn" of Transportation Policies
The municipal skateboard ban is the "get off my lawn" of transportation policies.
July 1, 2014