Month: October 2017
Basics
In Pittsburgh, Transit Passes Come With Bike-Share Access at No Extra Charge
Unlimited 15-minute bike-share trips with the touch of a transit pass? That's the new deal in Pittsburgh.
October 9, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Surprisingly, Distracted Driving Isn’t to Blame for Spike in Road Deaths (The Verge) Kansas City Voters Elect Pro-Streetcar Slate (Star) Philly Tries to Avoid Bikelash by Engaging Neighborhoods on Vision Zero (Next City) Detroit Invests in Sidewalks and Bike Lanes to Help Commercial Corridors (MLive) Baltimore Sun: City Needs Better Bike Infrastructure Whether Amazon Comes … Continued
October 9, 2017
Utah Police Shooting Underscores the Added Threat Facing Black People on Bikes
Police stopped Patrick Harmon for riding his bike without a rear light. When he attempted to flee, officer Clinton Fox shot him three times in the back.
October 6, 2017
How Shared Parking Can Reduce Housing Costs and Cut Traffic
To reduce the amount of parking in new construction, Seattle is looking to make more efficient use of existing parking.
October 6, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Kansas City Voters Will Decide Saturday Whether to Expand Streetcar (Star) Curbed Takes a Deep Dive Into the Atlanta BeltLine’s Affordability Issues Utah Will Spend $1 Billion on 19-Mile, Sprawl-Creating Freeway (Salt Lake Tribune) Is Amazon Eyeing Philly’s Future Amtrak Station Site for Second HQ? (Curbed) Bike-Share Succeeds at Penn State (PSU News) But Not … Continued
October 6, 2017
Congress Poised to Let Autonomous Car Companies Run Wild in Cities
Both houses of Congress are crafting regulations that will set the stage for autonomous vehicles, and they're not off to good start.
October 5, 2017
Wisconsin Decides It Can Live Without $1.1 Billion Highway Widening After All
Wisconsin does not, in fact, possess infinite resources to spend on highways.
October 5, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Senator: Trump Budget Would Cut $145 Billion From Transit (Crain’s) Dems Release Vague Infrastructure Plan in Absence of Trump’s (The Hill) Judge Will Soon Decide Fate of Minneapolis’ Southwest Light-Rail Line (Star-Tribune) Public Blowback Leads Seattle Planners to Cave on Tolls (KIRO) Philadelphia Needs More Sidewalk Space (CBS Philly) Bike-Share Service Sets Up Nine Stations … Continued
October 5, 2017
Twitter Chat on #Untokening of Mobility Advocacy Explores Costs of Tokenization
"But whatever you do," the head of the history department told me, "do not use words like 'multicultural.' Parents will call to ask what on earth we're teaching their kids."
October 4, 2017
The Problem With America’s New Streetcars
The new wave of streetcars should be recognized for what they are: economic development projects, not solutions to the transit and transportation problems cities face today.
October 4, 2017
