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Streets Filled With Driverless Cars: A Perpetual Fantasy?
Remember how the Jetsons promised us flying cars? Well, futuristic visions of car travel have a way of falling short of the wild expectations.
January 4, 2013
Getting Bus Rapid Transit Right — Indianapolis Looks for Examples
More and more cities are opting to upgrade their transit networks with rapid bus routes. But as we've discussed before, few are actually creating true Bus Rapid Transit.
January 3, 2013
Sneak Preview: 2013 in Transit
Bus rapid transit projects in Austin, Tampa, and the Twin Cities. Streetcars in St. Louis, New Orleans, and Detroit. Those are just a few of the transit projects beginning construction or entering service in 2013, which looks to be a pretty good year for transit expansion in the U.S., says Yonah Freemark at the Transport Politic.
January 2, 2013
Lebron James, Bike Commuter
It's always a joy to see a new person catch the bike commuting bug, suddenly realizing that their trip to work doesn't have to be an expensive drag.
December 20, 2012
Breaking: Sprawl Just as Reliant on “Big Government” as Smart Growth
Confounding as it is, being that the conservative movement is purportedly all about spending wisely and individual choice, the right wing think tanks tend not to favor smart growth.
December 19, 2012
City Streets for Sale in Providence
Here's a rather alarming update from Jef Nickerson at Greater City Providence, who alerts us to one of the not-so-imaginative responses to the current fiscal distress affecting many American cities. Providence is selling its streets:
December 18, 2012
Protecting NYC Transit From the Next Storm: Searching for Specifics
Today on the Streetsblog Network:
December 17, 2012
DC Residents: Parking Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough
Washington, DC, is part of the wave of cities rethinking laws that force developers to build parking, which increase the cost of housing and induce traffic. As Greater Greater Washington reported earlier this week, regulations that require a minimum amount of parking at businesses and residences are slated to be rolled back or eliminated in many parts of the city.
December 14, 2012
How a Group of Young Bike Advocates Are Reshaping Reno
Reno, Nevada isn't known for safe streets or retaining its young people. But according to Jessica Reeder at Shareable Cities, that's starting to change.
December 13, 2012
Number of Protected Bike Lanes in America Nearly Doubled in 2012
They're the Cadillac (or, should we say, the Colnago) of bike infrastructure: protected bike lanes.
December 12, 2012