Month: October 2017
Basics
Today’s Headlines
Facing Lawsuit, Wisconsin DOT Asks Feds to Rescind Approval for Highway Expansion (Gazette) Crews Report Good Progress on Bellevue, WA, Light Rail Tunnel (KOMO) Kansas City Road Diet Restriping Took So Long It’s Already Outdated (Star) Dockless Bike-Share Comes to Silver Springs; Other D.C. Suburbs Are Next (Post) $200 Million Bond Will Make Raleigh Safer … Continued
October 4, 2017
Will Florida’s New Approach to Urban Streets Reduce Its Traffic Carnage?
Florida DOT has formalized the idea that in cities and town centers, roads should be designed differently than in rural places.
October 3, 2017
Today’s Headlines
New Tampa Bridge Will Include Bike Path, Space for Light Rail (Times; WFLA) How Montgomery County, MD, Can Revamp Its Buses to Reduce Gridlock (Mobility Lab) FTA Awards Puerto Rico $8.4 Million to Repair Hurricane-Damaged Transit (Progressive Railroading) Downtown Fargo Has a New Parking Deck—and That’s a Good Thing (Strong Towns) Lenox, MA, Group Wants … Continued
October 3, 2017
The Joy and Freedom of a City Without Car Traffic
On Sunday, streets all over Paris belonged to people biking, walking, and riding transit.
October 2, 2017
America Walks “Walking Toward Justice” Webinar: The Color of Law & Residential Segregation
A conversation about how to have uncomfortable conversations, moderated by Charles T. Brown and featuring Tamika Butler, Sahra Sulaiman, Sonia Jimenez, and author Richard Rothstein.
October 2, 2017
Taco Bell Ditching Drive-Thrus in Cities
The chain is planning to open more than 300 restaurants without drive-thrus by 2022.
October 2, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Majority of Americans Agree That Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Worse (WaPo) DC Isn’t Keeping Up With Demand for Bike Infrastructure (NYT) What Eight Years of Chris Christie Hath Wrought for NJ Transit Riders (Record) People in Detroit Just Want More Buses, Not Expensive Streetcars (City Lab) Pittsburgh BRT Plan May Result in Service Cuts … Continued
October 2, 2017