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What Happens When You Divert Bikeways From Commercial Streets?
Some of the streets around Indianapolis's widely lauded Cultural Trail are seeing a development boom, while others are not.
May 16, 2014
How Ohio’s Focus on Highways Suffocates Transit
What would it take to make transit a more appealing option in the greater Cleveland-Akron area?
May 15, 2014
To Stave Off Transit Cuts, Seattle Plans to Go It Alone
Just a couple of weeks ago, voters in Seattle and its surrounding counties rejected a funding measure to prevent dramatic cuts to local transit service.
May 14, 2014
DC Police Ticket Road Rage Victim in the Emergency Room
DC-area readers are wondering whether police bias was at work after a cyclist who claims to be a victim of road rage was ticketed by police in a hospital emergency room.
May 13, 2014
The Plan to Transform Houston Transit Without Spending a Dollar More
Transit in Houston could be getting a dramatic makeover, covering a much greater area and significantly boosting ridership -- and running it won't cost any more than running the current system.
May 12, 2014
San Diego Claims Space for Biking With Its First Road Diet
San Diego certainly has the right kind of climate to be a great biking city. But its streets -- wide, fast, scary -- have been holding it back.
May 9, 2014
Opting Out of Suburban Driving Headaches
A couple of articles published recently in the Twin Cities area highlighted some of the problems with the contemporary American way of getting around.
May 8, 2014
How Silver Spring, Maryland, Outgrew Its Parking Lots
In healthy urban areas, people always complain that there's not enough parking. And they still do that in Silver Spring, Maryland, says Dan Reed at Greater Greater Washington.
May 7, 2014
To Make Streets Safer, Michigan DOT Takes the Pedestrian’s Perspective
A lot of state transportation departments talk the talk when it comes to designing streets that are safe for everyone. But Michigan -- forgive the pun -- is literally walking the walk.
May 6, 2014
New Federal Bill Would Help Orient Communities Toward Transit
The federal government has a long history of supporting transit, but it's never played much of a role in promoting the kind of development that helps make those investments successful.
May 5, 2014