Network Roundup
Why Is Charlotte's Former Mayor Challenging Charlotte's Transit Plans?
In 1998, the citizens of Charlotte, North Carolina, voted to raise their sales tax by a half cent in order to improve transit. They used that money to build the Lynx light-rail and to expand bus service, boosting ridership an impressive 100 percent.
February 6, 2013
Lowering Parking Minimums Is Nowhere Close to a "War on Cars"
The famed "War on Cars" -- who among us hasn't heard this tired hyperbole tossed around with wild abandon? Want to install a bike lane? Gasp! "War on cars!" Speeding cameras in school zones? "War on cars!!" Raise tolls to cover the huge cost of roads? "WAR ON CARS!!!"
February 5, 2013
PA Gov Tom Corbett's Transpo Funding Fix: A Tax on Fossil Fuel
Oh, the lengths governors around the country will go to in order to avoid raising the gas tax.
January 24, 2013
Streets Filled With Driverless Cars: A Perpetual Fantasy?
Remember how the Jetsons promised us flying cars? Well, futuristic visions of car travel have a way of falling short of the wild expectations.
January 4, 2013
Support Streetsblog This Month and You Could Win a Bike!
Loyal readers, it's that time of year again: We're reach out to our most important supporters -- you -- to help power our work building a strong voice for the national livable streets movement.
December 7, 2012
DNC Head: Transit "Essential to Our Economic Success"
In the lull following a tumultuous election season, we've been keeping an eye on how the new political appointments shake out and what they mean for transit, walking, and biking. With the balance of power in Washington remaining split, it's been a bit of a mixed bag.
December 4, 2012
Bike-Powered Disaster Response Gets National Spotlight
One of the most memorable stories of last year's tsunami in Japan was the 83-year-old woman who escaped the waters by riding her bike.
November 21, 2012
How to Win a Local Campaign: Anchorage Shows the Way
We're taking a short break from Sandy-related coverage to bring you this success story from Anchorage, Alaska. Bet you didn't know it, but Anchorage is a pretty respectable biking city. The 2010 Census said 1.5 percent of the city's residents commute by bike, putting it ahead of places like Boston and Arlington, Virginia.
November 2, 2012
Kansas and Florida Reverse Course on Spurned Trails Funding
It wasn't too long ago we reported that 48 states had elected to preserve funding for recreational trails, after the new transportation
October 9, 2012
Slate Examines the Irrational Biases That Underlie Cyclist Hatred
Not surprisingly, everybody's talking about the Slate article that attempts to explain "Why You [presumably a motorist] Hate Cyclists."
September 25, 2012