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Portland, Mainers Don’t Miss Torn Down Road Infrastructure
Maine DOT is in the process of rebuilding Interstate 295 through downtown Portland, section by section, and a portion of the road that separates the city from the waterfront might be a prime candidate for a highway teardown.
February 19, 2013
Litmus Test for Transport Spending: Will It Benefit Our Kids?
Here's an important consideration in how we expend our public resources that doesn't find its way into your conventional cost-benefit analysis. Craig Benjamin at the Cascade Bicycle Club's Bike Blog writes that every transportation investment should be held to this one standard:
February 15, 2013
Fix-It-First Policy Must Tackle Road Expansions on Track for Federal Loans
On Tuesday, President Obama pledged during the State of the Union to adopt a "Fix it First" approach to infrastructure, which would focus on maintaining what's already built instead of building expensive, sprawl-inducing new roads.
February 14, 2013
Why Obama’s “Fix it First” Approach to Infrastructure Matters
Everyone watching the President's State of the Union address last night was looking for hints about what's to come during his second term. And the good news is that what he had to say left advocates for safe, sustainable transportation feeling hopeful.
February 13, 2013
How to Create an Unloved Public Space: Surround It With Parking
Why do some city spaces seem to exude joy while others seem so lonely?
February 12, 2013
Could You Give Up Your Car for Lent?
The season of Lent is coming up, and here's an idea we like a lot.
February 11, 2013
Explaining Public Transit to the Public
It's not something you hear often in transit-rich areas, but in cities and towns across the U.S., the specter of the "empty bus" looms large.
February 8, 2013
Aspen, Colorado, to Vote on “Idaho Stop”
Almost exactly 30 years ago, the state of Idaho enacted a traffic rule that would come to be known nationally as the "Idaho Stop," allowing cyclists to treat stop signs like yield signs. In three decades as the law of the land, the Idaho Stop has a fine safety record.
February 7, 2013
Why Is Charlotte’s Former Mayor Challenging Charlotte’s Transit Plans?
In 1998, the citizens of Charlotte, North Carolina, voted to raise their sales tax by a half cent in order to improve transit. They used that money to build the Lynx light-rail and to expand bus service, boosting ridership an impressive 100 percent.
February 6, 2013
Lowering Parking Minimums Is Nowhere Close to a “War on Cars”
The famed "War on Cars" -- who among us hasn't heard this tired hyperbole tossed around with wild abandon? Want to install a bike lane? Gasp! "War on cars!" Speeding cameras in school zones? "War on cars!!" Raise tolls to cover the huge cost of roads? "WAR ON CARS!!!"
February 5, 2013