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Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?
While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
August 26, 2022
Should Public Transit Be Free? Freakanomics Asks the Experts
Public transit is good for the environment, for economic opportunity, for social mobility, for traffic congestion.
August 26, 2022
Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?
California bike riders are this close to getting the right to treat stop signs as yield signs.
August 23, 2022
New Bill Would Mandate Speed Governors and Set Limits on Huge SUVs on NY Streets by 2024
Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.
August 22, 2022
The Controversy Over How to Regulate Wheelchair Service by Uber and Lyft in California
Unpacking some of the thorny legal details of this dispute, and a discussion of the outstanding questions that the state needs to resolve to advance WAV ride-hailing accessibility.
August 18, 2022
What can Chicago learn about cycling from the Netherlands?
Streetsblog talked with Bart Twaalfhoven, consul general of the Netherlands in the Midwest, about some of the differences between the Netherlands and Chicago when it comes to road safety.
August 17, 2022
New Models of Bicycle Advocacy
A small sampling of the diverse tapestry of bicycle-powered change happening throughout California.
August 15, 2022
POINT: What Congestion Pricing Accomplishes — and What it Doesn’t
Obviously, there are positives, but there are also a lot of potential negatives. Let’s use the federal environmental-assessment process the way it’s meant to be used, and understand the negatives in order to combat them.
August 15, 2022
City is Slowly Rolling Out New Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding
NYC wants its drivers to slow down in their city-owned cars. But a pilot program will start with just .2 percent of the fleet.
August 12, 2022
Citi Bike Ridership Numbers Show Bike Share is Just as Hot as the Weather
The weather in New York City wasn't the only thing that was smoking hot this week.
August 11, 2022