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Suppressing the Housing Supply in Cities Isn’t Progressive
The housing affordability crisis in cities like San Francisco is a big progressive cause. But not everyone agrees about what's causing the problem, and that makes it harder to address.
April 18, 2014
Targeted Spending Helps Boost Kansas City’s Walkability
The Alliance for Biking and Walking released a big new report yesterday that measures the nation's progress on active transportation.
April 17, 2014
Why a Portland Domino’s Started Delivering Pizza By Trike
As bicycling has come to account for a greater share of trips in Portland, the shift is also noticeable among deliveries and cargo hauling.
April 16, 2014
DC Inspires Bike Lane Envy With Curb-Protected Cycling
Here's a good sign that protected bike lanes are here to stay in American cities: Cities are increasingly trading plastic bollards for concrete curbs, making the lanes a more permanent feature of the landscape.
April 15, 2014
How Will a New FRA Rule Affect Commuter Rail?
Misguided safety rules from the Federal Railroad Administration are cited as the cause for all sorts of problems, from high-construction costs to pedestrian hazards to, ironically, worse safety outcomes.
April 14, 2014
Wisconsin DOT Raises the Cost of Fighting Highway Projects
"Wasteful and unnecessary." That's how citizens of Waukesha and Washington counties in Wisconsin have described a state plan to fill in wetlands for an 18-mile road widening project on Highway 164.
April 11, 2014
Do Modern Churches Facilitate Isolation or Community?
The last few decades have been difficult on the neighborhood church.
April 10, 2014
The Fiscal Insanity of Highway Building
To peer inside the minds of highway builders, take a look at what's happening in Dallas.
April 9, 2014
UPDATED: Missouri Pols Launch Sneak Attack on Bike Funding
UPDATE (April 8, 2014 at 1:37 p.m.): The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation reports that the amendment featured below has failed. Yay!
April 8, 2014
How Long Will Detroit Residents Have to Wait for More Effective Transit?
In no major city in the country are transit riders suffering like they are in Detroit. Motor City residents who rely on transit are losing jobs to buses that never show, or waits that last for hours.
April 7, 2014