Month: January 2018
Basics
Today’s Headlines
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is All About Making Road-Builders Rich (Newsweek) Washington DOT Hopes Bus-Only Shoulder Lane Will Ease Seattle Traffic (Q13) If the Milwaukee Streetcar Is Free, People Will Flip When It’s Not Free Anymore (Urban Milwaukee) Curbed Expects Further Expansion of Detroit Transit in 2018 Ignore the Clutter: Bike-Share Will Benefit Dallas (Morning News) … Continued
January 4, 2018
Study: Cyclists Don’t Break Traffic Laws Any More Than Drivers Do
New data defies some of the common stereotypes about what puts cyclists in danger.
January 3, 2018
The Nashville Media Is Getting Played by Transit-Bashing Hired Guns
Real transit experts, meanwhile, consider Nashville's ambitious plan to expand bus and rail service to be top-notch.
January 3, 2018
Today’s Headlines
As Ridership Falls, DC Metro Mulls Complete Overhaul (WaPo) Minneapolis Council Wants to Make D-Line BRT a Higher Priority (Star-Tribune) Columbus’s First BRT Line Is Running and Free This Week (Underground) After a Year of Scandals, Uber Takes a $20 Billion Haircut (Vanity Fair) These Are the Most Dangerous Intersections in Texas (Houston Press) Next … Continued
January 3, 2018
Taxpayers Lose and Banks Win in This Trump Infrastructure Deal
Under Trump, U.S. DOT's grant rules encourage states to finance road projects with private loans that cost more than public borrowing.
January 2, 2018
Today’s Headlines
Pedestrian Improvements to Maryland Roads Come Slowly (WaPo) Kansas City Council Members Seek Streetcar Expansion (Star) Sound Transit Takes a Step Toward Tacoma Dome Link Extension (Weekly) Minneapolis Light-Rail Station at Nicollet Mall Now Open (Star-Tribune) Indiana Nonprofit Will Invest $40M in Louisville-Area Greenway (Courier-Journal) Providence Will Launch New England’s First Electric Bike-Share (Journal) Pittsburgh … Continued
January 2, 2018