Month: October 2017
Basics
Pittsburgh Tests Out Red Bus Lanes Downtown
Pittsburgh has long operated a system of exclusive transitways where only buses are allowed. But once those busways get to downtown streets, the transit priority disappears and bus riders are mired in traffic.
October 18, 2017
Texas DOT Open to Burying Highway That Cuts Through Dallas
Though it's not the highway teardown advocates want, TxDOT is now considering putting 1.3-miles of I-345 underground.
October 18, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Seattle Mayoral Candidates Weigh In on Transit Policy (Seattle Times) New Dallas Complete Streets Policy Already Having an Impact (Towers) That Weird Minneapolis Bike Lane Protest Turned Out 20 People (City Pages) Downtown El Paso Streetcar Construction Is Months Ahead of Schedule (El Paso Times) Cincinnati Streetcar Ridership Doubles During Blink Festival (Enquirer) Valley Metro … Continued
October 18, 2017
U.S. DOT Gets Swept Up in Trump’s Climate Denial Binge
You have until November 6 to urge U.S. DOT to preserve climate accountability in transportation policy.
October 17, 2017
The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution
While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.
October 17, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Federal Data May Dramatically Undercount Distracted Driving as a Cause of Traffic Deaths (Bloomberg) Minneapolis Tests Buses in Preparation for C-Line BRT (Star Tribune) Transit Agencies Need to Do a Better Job of Promoting Themselves (Mobility Lab) Study Finds Drivers Less Likely to Stop for Black Male Pedestrians at Marked Crosswalks (Next City) “Smart Crosswalks” … Continued
October 17, 2017
These People Lost Their Minds Over a Bike Lane
The photos don't lie -- these protesters actually called some new stripes on the street a "Nazi lane."
October 16, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Metro Board Chair Holds Purple Line Hostage; Under Pressure to Resign (WTOP) The Fight for Better Transit Is a Fight for Racial Equality (City Lab) St. Paul Streetcar Still Six Years Away From Construction (Twin Cities Business) Lack of Bike Lanes Forces San Diego Cyclists Onto Sidewalks (Union-Tribune) Baltimore Relaunched Its Troubled Bike-Share Program on … Continued
October 16, 2017
Boston MBTA Tests Out All-Door Boarding, With Systemwide Implementation Coming By 2020
The agency says its next-generation fare payment system will enable all-door boarding on every bus.
October 13, 2017
Uber and Lyft Are Cannibalizing Transit in Major American Cities
New research from UC Davis shows that cities must strengthen transit in response to the growth of ride-hailing services.
October 13, 2017
