Tuesday’s Headlines Are Mostly About Equity
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The effects of the pandemic, whom transit agencies should serve and how traffic laws are enforced will be issues for a while.
Monday’s Headlines Kick Off Another Infrastructure Week
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More news outlets ponder the post-pandemic future of transit and wonder whether Biden's DOT can truly be transformative.
Feds Restore Trump-Blocked Bullet Train Funds
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Almost $1 billion in funds from D.C. released to the project
Active Transportation Big in ‘INVEST’ Earmarks
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An unprecedented number of infrastructure projects earmarked in the House infrastructure bill would serve pedestrians, micromobility riders, and people who use assistive devices, on top of the robust increases in core programs that already fund infrastructure for those modes.
Advocates Throw Weight Behind INVEST Act 2.0
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It's “arguably the most transformative transportation bill of our lifetimes,” one advocate said.
Friday’s Headlines Are Dodging F-150s
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There's a lot to like about House Dems' new transportation bill, and a lot to dislike about the new breed of ginormous pickups.
How to Design Queer-Inclusive Cities
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Most people might not usually think of public space as being gendered, but this is how scholars of the built environment increasingly talk about it. In many countries, the architecture profession is largely male and white. That results in a design approach that privileges the male perspective, from licensing regimes that favor heterosexual male drinking […]
Podcast: Putting City Character in Context
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This week we’re joined once again by author Chuck Wolfe to talk about his book “Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character.” We talk about sustainable travel and the “character” and “authenticity” of places. We also talk in detail about the importance of context when considering planning for the future. For those of you who prefer […]
Thursday’s Headlines Are Too Wide
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Streets take up too much space, Elon Musk's tunnels are a joke, the days of cheap Uber rides are over and more.
Study: Better Streets Lead to Better Crash Coverage
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Complete streets policies don't just reduce car crashes — they may even improve how those crashes are covered by the media, a study shows.
Heavy EVs May Be More Dangerous To U.S. Walkers
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A whole lot of heavy electric cars are likely to roll onto U.S. streets soon — but the U.S. hasn’t bothered to answer the question of how fatal they’ll be to pedestrians in the event of a crash.