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Why Cyclists Love Green Bike Lanes
At the end of the day, it's just paint. But green bike lanes and intersection treatments have a powerful appeal to cyclists, writes Dan Malouff at Beyond DC, because of what they say about streets:
December 11, 2013
Feds to Cincinnati: Resume Streetcar or Forfeit $40 Million
Hows does a politician justify spurning millions in federal grants out of supposed concern for the city's budget?
December 10, 2013
More Transit Service or Lower Fares?
As the economy gradually improves, some transit budgets are looking a little rosier. In a few rare cases, transit agencies even have a surplus and need to decide how to handle it.
December 9, 2013
Attorney: Town Goes Too Far With Penalties for Parents of Helmetless Kids
In the quest for safer cycling, the village of Oak Park just outside Chicago has gone punitive. This leafy suburb recently enacted a mandatory helmet law for children under 17. Parents of tykes riding trikes and Huffys could face fines and community service if their children are caught without a styrofoam cap.
December 6, 2013
John Cranley’s Cincinnati Streetcar Circus
The news out of Cincinnati continues to grow more absurd as recently elected Mayor John Cranley moves to kill a streetcar project that's already under construction.
December 5, 2013
Most New DC Walmarts Get Failing Grade as Urban Buildings
Walmart's anxiously anticipated move into cities is well underway in our nation's capital. The first two stores in Washington, DC, open today.
December 4, 2013
New Mayor Moves to “Pause” Construction of Cincinnati Streetcar
Yesterday was day one for the mayoral administration of John Cranley in Cincinnati, as well as a new roster of City Council members -- and it was pretty chaotic.
December 3, 2013
Scenes of Half-Empty Parking Lots on the Busiest Shopping Day of the Year
America's enormous, land-devouring parking lots are largely the result of pseudoscientific engineering conventions and the regulations that reflect them. These laws -- parking minimums -- often require retailers to build enough spaces to accommodate every anticipated automobile on the busiest shopping day of the year, explains Chuck Marohn at Strong Towns:
December 2, 2013
A Bus Rider’s Frustration With Transit Planners
Nick Magrino at Streets.mn describes what it's like to ride the bus in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area: Multiple transfers to get to a destination, waiting environments that seem to be designed to repel people -- it can feel like a series of small humiliations.
November 27, 2013
Pennsylvania Transportation Bill a “Dramatic Win” for Biking and Walking
There's a lot to like in the new $2.3 billion transportation package passed by the Pennsylvania House of representatives last week.
November 26, 2013