Month: October 2017
Basics
Today’s Headlines
Technology Can Lead to Safer Driving Speeds and Prevent Traffic Deaths (Vice) Forget the $1 Trillion — Trump’s Budget Would Make Infrastructure Worse (RCP) D.C. Bike-Share Lobbyists Work Both Sides of the Aisle (Next City) After Bike-Share Suspension, 50 Bikes Back on the Street in Baltimore (Sun) Kansas City Has a Ton of New Bike … Continued
October 13, 2017
Talking Headways Podcast: Catching Up With Congressmember Earl Blumenauer
Blumenauer discusses how Rail~Volution got its start, how we can use congestion pricing and road user charges to pay for transportation, Vision Zero, and why urbanists should be thinking about the Farm Bill.
October 12, 2017
Meet the Lawyer Taking on Wisconsin’s Highway Lobby — And Winning
To combat racial segregation and disparities in public health, attorney Dennis Grzezinski is confronting the state's penchant for road expansion.
October 12, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Bike Fatalities Rising Nationwide; GHWA Recommends More Bike Lanes (WaPo) Ride-Hailing Apps Add Car Trips, Slow Traffic in Major Cities (Curbed) Transit Ridership Growing in Rural Areas (City Lab) TriMet Attributes Decline in Portland Bus Ridership to Gentrification (Tribune) Phoenix Installs Its First Protected Bike Lanes (DPJ) Sound Transit CEO: Feds Should Reward Seattle Tax … Continued
October 12, 2017
Transportation Engineers Are Ethically Bound to Protect Public Safety. Too Many Do Not.
Bill Schultheiss, a transportation engineer with Toole Design Group, is challenging his profession to uphold its ethical standards.
October 11, 2017
America Hasn’t Seen a Spike in Traffic Deaths This Bad in 50 Years
America's traffic safety record is going from bad to worse -- and federal transportation officials aren't speaking up about it.
October 11, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Traffic Deaths Increasing Faster Than Any Time in 50 Years (The Hill) Portland Traffic Fatalities So Far This Year Have Already Exceeded 2016 (KOIN) Work on Boston’s South Bay Harbor Trail Will Restart This Spring (Globe) Seattle Mayoral Candidates Want to Expedite Light Rail Expansion (My Ballard; Times) San Antonio Mayor: Traffic Will “Strangle” the … Continued
October 11, 2017
America’s Car Ownership Rate Higher Now Than Before the Recession
After growing for a few years, the share of car-free households in America has dropped below 2006 levels.
October 10, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Nine Months In, Trump Infrastructure Plan Still MIA (NPR) Twin Cities Aim to Take 50,000 Cars Off the Road Within 10 Years (Next City) Larry Hogan’s $9 Billion Freeway Plan Won’t Help Baltimore Commuters (Next City) Purple Line Opponents Want Chevy Chase to Bankroll Lawsuit (Bethesda Mag) Federal Cuts Have Reached a “Crisis” for Madison, … Continued
October 10, 2017
Talking Headways Podcast: Subsidizing Congestion With Commuter Tax Benefits
This week we’re joined by Tony Dutzik of the Frontier Group and Steven Higashide of TransitCenter to discuss their new report, "Who Pays for Parking?" - an incisive critique of federal commuter tax benefits.
October 9, 2017