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Sizing Up Baltimore’s “Consolation Prize”: Hogan’s $135 Million Bus Link Plan
In June, newly elected Maryland Governor Larry Hogan decided to kill plans for the Red Line light rail project planned for Baltimore, calling it a "wasteful boondoggle."
October 23, 2015
When Opaque Bikeway Planning Leads to Missed Opportunities
Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis is finally getting a bike lane that's been promised since 2009. But the finished product falls far short of what it could be, writes Alex Ihnen at NextSTL. The flaws in the Chouteau redesign say a lot about the city's haphazard approach to bike planning, Ihnen says:
October 22, 2015
True Story: Ratings Agency Pins Dangerous Roads on Car-Free Young People
The financial ratings agency Standard & Poor's has a new report out that presents a bizarre theory about dangerous conditions on American streets. It's the Millennials' fault, "but not in the way you think," they say. Prepare yourself for some ratings agency clickbait!
October 21, 2015
“Stupid Pedestrians” Aren’t Causing the High Death Toll on Delaware Streets
According to new data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Delaware is the most dangerous state for pedestrians per capita. Already this year, 28 people have been killed while walking in the tiny Mid-Atlantic state, about twice the national average, according to the News Journal.
October 20, 2015
The Stubborn Persistence of Car Dependence
With driving on the upswing again as gas prices remain surprisingly low, Yonah Freemark at The Transport Politic is taking a long hard look at what it will take to substantially change America's travel habits. He notes that except for a handful of cities with good transit, driving continues to account for most of the nation's growth in travel:
October 19, 2015
How Safety Rules and Enviro Regs Work to the Detriment of American Rail
America's convoluted regulation of passenger rail helps explain why the U.S. is so far behind other developed nations when it comes to rail travel.
October 16, 2015
Seattle Burb to Get Its Own Dutch-Inspired “Traffic Garden”
The traffic garden is a Dutch invention: a safe, controlled environment that gives children a chance to practice bicycling and walking in conditions that mimic city streets.
October 15, 2015
Streets Have Changed Before, and They Can Change Again
Some of the fiercest battles over streets come down to resistance to change -- fears that claiming a lane of traffic for transit will cause carmageddon, or that converting parking spaces to bike lanes will starve local businesses of customers.
October 14, 2015
Sizing Up Target’s New Down-Sized Urban Stores
Love ’em or hate ’em, big box stores are shrinking their footprints in an effort to fit into city locations.
October 13, 2015
Seattle’s Plan to Take Biking and Walking to School to the Next Level
Last week, communities around the country celebrated Walk to School Day to encourage kids to get to school the old-fashioned and healthy way.
October 12, 2015