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A New Governor for Washington, a New Day for Transit in Seattle?
Tuesday night's election was so big and wide-ranging, we're still sorting through the implications for transit, biking, and walking around the country.
November 9, 2012
Let’s Agree: Treating Cities as a Wedge Issue Is Senseless
In the wake of the presidential election, there's been a fair amount of chatter about the Republican position (or lack thereof) on cities. A lot has been made of the geographic division in the electorate and whether the party's refusal to engage on urban issues is politically tenable. We wrote yesterday about how sidewalks -- an indicator of urbanized areas -- seem to be the great dividing line between America's two great parties.
November 8, 2012
Why Do Sidewalks Predict Whom We’ll Vote For?
He's being called the "other winner" in this election: Nate Silver, the New York Times' poll analyst extraordinaire, once again correctly predicted the winner in every state.
November 7, 2012
How Ohio’s Early Voting Rules Discriminate Against City Dwellers
By now, space aliens have heard about the importance of Ohio in today's presidential election. Statistical wizard Nate Silver estimates this swingiest of swing states has a 50 percent chance of deciding the election.
November 6, 2012
A Changing Marin County Is Still Building Yesterday’s Housing
American demographics are changing. More people are living in single-person households, especially the growing population of senior citizens. Just one in five households today are families with school-aged children.
November 5, 2012
How to Win a Local Campaign: Anchorage Shows the Way
We're taking a short break from Sandy-related coverage to bring you this success story from Anchorage, Alaska. Bet you didn't know it, but Anchorage is a pretty respectable biking city. The 2010 Census said 1.5 percent of the city's residents commute by bike, putting it ahead of places like Boston and Arlington, Virginia.
November 2, 2012
Transit in the NYC Region, After the Storm: Rebuild It Better
It was Rahm Emanuel who said, back in his White House days, "You don't ever want a crisis to go to waste." As far as crises go, the damage Sandy caused to New York City's subway system, with its tunnels submerged in seawater, would certainly qualify. Throughout the region, other rail systems have been damaged too. Blogger Cap'n Transit notes that some powerful people are now on the record saying that this is the time to make the transit system stronger:
November 1, 2012
Is This the Beginning of the End of Climate Silence?
Parts of Lower Manhattan are still underwater. Subway service is down indefinitely. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the Jersey Shore will never be the same. Analysts are putting Sandy's cost at $50 billion, but that's basically a wild guess.
October 31, 2012
As Another Major Storm Looms, Will Candidates Keep Ignoring Climate?
How's this for irony: For the first time in more than a decade, this year's presidential candidates failed to have a substantive discussion of climate change -- save for one candidate (guess which one!) mocking the whole concept.
October 29, 2012
AAA Revives Offensive Against Safer D.C. Streets
AAA has been known, at times, to take positions in direct opposition to cyclists' safety. Then when cyclists call AAA out on it, AAA starts backpedalingfast, assuring us all how much they love people who bike.
October 25, 2012