Month: January 2018
Basics
A Haunting Glimpse at How Detroit Gave Way to Asphalt and Cars
These before-and-after photos show how much the city changed in the span of a few generations.
January 10, 2018
Today’s Headlines
Auto Executives Admit Driverless Cars Are Pretty Far Off (Jalopnik) Virginia and Maryland Will Study Dedicated Funding for Metro (WaPo) Charlotte’s Blue-Line Extension Opens March 16 (WFAE, Observer) What’s Next for Seattle Bike-Share? (Curbed) E-Bikes, for One Thing (Also Curbed) Twin Cities Suburbs Advocate for Blue Line Extension (Star Tribune) HART Board Addresses Complaints About … Continued
January 10, 2018
Buffalo Advocates Convince New York DOT to Rethink a Half-Baked Highway Removal
The state had pushed a "boulevard" design that was too much like the highway it was supposed to replace.
January 9, 2018
Today’s Headlines
Does Trump Support Public-Private Partnerships or Not? (WaPo) Major Transit Projects in Boston, Miami, St. Louis, and Elsewhere Open in 2018 (Transport Politic) Tampa Bay Times: Legislature Shouldn’t Attach Strings to Transit Funding MARTA’s All-New Train Cars Will Have Wi-Fi (WABE) Bike Group Calls for Complete Streets in New Orleans (The Lens) Post and Courier Wants … Continued
January 9, 2018
Dems Gain Control of Washington Legislature and Immediately Move to Pilfer Transit Funds
One of the first things on Washington state Democrats' agenda is undercutting Seattle's voter-approved transit expansion plans.
January 8, 2018
Today’s Headlines
BRT in Indianapolis, Rail in Seattle, and More Transit Projects to Watch in 2018 (Next City) FTA Signs Off on Kansas City Streetcar Expansion (Business Journal) The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Previews Mayor “Bike Lane” Bill Peduto’s Second Term D.C.-Baltimore Maglev Debate Grows More Heated (WaPo) Meet Route 130, the Deadliest Road in South Jersey (Philadelphia Inquirer) … Continued
January 8, 2018
In Phoenix, a Light Rail Station Designed For, and By, People With Disabilities
In Phoenix, people with disabilities have an incredible resource called Ability360.
January 5, 2018
How Structural Racism at Regional Planning Agencies Hurts Cities
Your regional planning agency is probably set up to favor the suburbs.
January 5, 2018
Today’s Headlines
U.S. Car Sales Are Falling—But the Cars Are Bigger (NYT) High-Speed Rail Opponent Wants to Head House Transpo Committee (LA Times) FHWA Bans Flashing Beacons at Crosswalks Over Patent Issue (WTSP) D.C. Metro Safety Group Blows Past Deadline to Start Work (WaPost) D.C. Law Prohibits Gas Stations From Being Redeveloped (WAMU) Omaha Wants to Widen … Continued
January 5, 2018
St. Louis Calms Traffic With Heavy Concrete Globes
They're cheap. They get the job done. And residents wanted them.
January 4, 2018
