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More than half of jobs created in Chicago are within walking distance of a transit stop, and other cities with good transit are seeing businesses relocate near transit, too, as they seek to cater to carless workers. (NPR) Residents of northwestern Washington, D.C., are worried about pedestrian safety. They want the city to remove a … Continued

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EST on November 28, 2018

More than half of jobs created in Chicago are within walking distance of a transit stop, and other cities with good transit are seeing businesses relocate near transit, too, as they seek to cater to carless workers. (NPR)
Residents of northwestern Washington, D.C., are worried about pedestrian safety. They want the city to remove a “suicide lane” (a car lane that reverses direction for morning and afternoon rush hours) on Connecticut Avenue and add bike lanes in the area. (WUSA)
What if Reno, Nev., had built light rail? The Gazette Journal ponders the growth that might have followed, “It’s a Wonderful Life” style.
The Charlotte City Council approved Vision Zero measures making it easier to lower speed limits on residential streets and request traffic-calming measures like stop signs and speed humps. (Observer) In related news, Worcester, Mass., could join Boston and other nearby cities in lowering speed limits. (Telegram)
New York City is thinking of legalizing e-scooters. (StreetsblogNYC)
Should Buffalo, N.Y., build more parking garages or improve transit and bike infrastructure to alleviate a shortage of parking downtown? Let’s go with what’s behind door No. 2. (News)
The head of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia calls for revitalizing South Street by replacing parking with space for people on foot, bikes, scooters and skateboards. (Inquirer)
In Portland, e-scooters aren’t eating into bike-share use. In fact, the city’s bike-share ridership has been rising since a scooter pilot program started four months ago. (Willamette Week)
Everything you ever wanted to know about the El Paso, Texas, streetcar but were afraid to ask. (El Paso Times) And here’s an update on the streetcar in Tempe, Ariz.: Workers have begun laying tracks two-and-a-half years ahead of its expected opening. (Republic)
Will the entrance of bike-shares backed by Uber and Lyft into Seattle get people out of their cars? (KIRO)
A Marietta Daily Journalist columnist argues that spending $3.5 billion on rail in the Atlanta suburb of Cobb County is both too much and not enough, and that even though rail is a horrible waste of money, it would be unfair if parts of the county didn’t have it. Huh?

Blake Aued

Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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