Today’s Headlines
|- Nashville Scene Profiles the Groups For and Against the Transit Referendum
- The Tools Planners Use to Exclude People From Public Spaces (Urban Omnibus)
- Everything You Need to Know About Portland’s Southwest Corridor Plan (Metro)
- Fierce Opposition to Safer Streets Remains in Philadelphia (Plan Philly)
- Electric Scooter Clutter Is the New Bike Clutter (WaPo)
- E-Scooter Companies Won’t Play Nice With City Governments (Bloomberg)
- Boston Drivers Haven’t Gotten Used to New Protected Bike Lane (WBZ)
- Cincy ‘Burb Moves Forward With Next Phase of Bike/Sidewalk Plan (Enquirer)
- Pittsburgh Applies Again for Federal Funds for BRT (WESA)
- Tallahassee Woman Sues FDOT Over Bike Lane Pothole (WTXL)
Talking Headways Podcast: The Evolution of Federal Livability Policy
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Welcome back Mariia Zimmerman of MZ Strategies for her second appearance on the podcast and discussion of how livability initiatives have changed over time at the federal level.
Today’s Headlines
|- Milwaukee Bus Cuts Could Cost People Their Jobs (WUWM)
- Donald Shoup Releases Follow-Up to ‘High Cost of Free Parking’ (UCLA)
- Pedestrians Are Not Responsible for Drivers Breaking the Law (Mobility Lab)
- Nashville Public Radio Breaks Down Funding for Transit Expansion
- Memphis Trolleys Will Roll Out Again Next Week (Business Journal)
- Lexington (Herald Leader) and South Bend (WSBT) Test Traffic-Calming Measures
- Buffalo’s New Train Station Lacks Connectivity (Buffalo Rising)
- Savannah Plays Catchup on Bike Safety Measures Like Green Lanes (WJCL)
- Five Options Unveiled for West Seattle Light Rail (West Seattle Blog)
- Tips for Tourists on How to Get Around Portland Without a Car (Oregonian)
Today’s Headlines
| | 9 Comments- Low-Income Millennials Who Can’t Move to Cities Are Forced to Drive More (SSTI)
- Portland Arterial Roads Still Deadly for Cyclists and Pedestrians (Mercury)
- San Antonio Looks to Fill 1,900-Mile Sidewalk Backlog (Rivard Report)
- Houston Will Spend $10M on 50 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes (Houston Chronicle)
- 74,000 People Attend “Atlanta Streets Alive” to Reinvent DeKalb Ave (Curbed)
- St. Louis Dockless Bike-Shares Debut on Chilly Morning (Post-Dispatch)
- Elon Musk Has Raised $113 Million for His Hyperloop Scam (CNBC)
- NoVa Cyclists Use Empty Parking Decks to Race After Hours (CityLab)
- How to Spot a Fake Uber Driver (Today)
Parking Madness 2018 Championship: Hicksville vs. Lansing
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The winner will be bestowed with the Golden Crater, eternal shame, and, hopefully, a kick in the pants to fix its sad, sad parking crater.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- What Happens If the Nashville Transit Referendum Fails? (WPLN)
- Atlanta Transit Advocates Say There Are Better Uses for Funds Than Midtown BRT (WABE)
- San Antonio Express-News Endorses ConnectSA Transit Plan
- Massachusetts Transit Systems Ask for More State Aid (Boston Globe)
- D.C. Metro Develops New Track Test That Could Prevent Derailments (WTOP)
- Uber Adds Background Checks and Panic Button After Years of Resistance (LA Times)
- Ford Says It Will Ramp Up Autonomous Car Production by 2021 (Engadget)
- Greenville, SC’s $300M Transpo Plan Is Mostly Roads (News)
- Hampton Roads Eliminates Two Proposed Light-Rail Routes (Virginian-Pilot)
- Riders Have All Kinds of Crazy Stories About Seattle’s Most Crowded Bus (KUOW)
Can Phoenix Be Shamed Into Protecting Pedestrians?
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For years, the city's streets department delayed action on safer street design as hundreds of people lost their lives. Now advocates hope to force the agency's hand.
“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together
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The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.
Today’s Headlines
|- As Seattle Builds More Transit, Demand for Transit Increases (USA Today)
- Asheville Council Wants to Raise Parking Fees to Fund Transit (Citizen-Times)
- Gwinnett Reverses Course, Includes Heavy Rail in Transit Plan (AJC)
- Judge Rules That Federal Labor Protections Don’t Apply to Uber Drivers (CNBC)
- Car Dealerships Will Vanish in 20 Years, Auto Exec Predicts (Automotive News)
- Streetcars Are More About Development Than Moving People (Forbes)
- Despite Glitches, Cincinnati Streetcar Hits One Millionth Rider (City Beat)
- Kansas City Plans Road Diets, 10-Mile Bike Path Construction (WDAF)
- Detroit Will Finish Jefferson Avenue Bike Lanes This Spring (Curbed)
- Big Dockless Bike-Share Expansion Headed to Boston Suburbs (Globe)
Talking Headways Podcast: Data Will Respirate the Future City
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We’ve got a great episode this week with Los Angeles DOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds. Hear how she got into transportation planning and how she views the future of streets, air rights of way, and the best way for cities to collaborate with private mobility services.
Parking Madness Final Four: Hicksville vs. Nashville
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Either a sorry commuter rail station in Long Island or the area surrounding the Tennessee Titans stadium is going to the championship.