No, Giant Shared Ubers Aren’t About to Solve City Traffic Problems
MIT researchers got a ton of press for a mathematical model that showed sharing for-hire vehicles could replace 85 percent of New York City's taxi fleet. But their conclusions were built on shaky assumptions, says economist Joe Cortright.
January 6, 2017
With Louisville’s Gargantuan New Interchange Comes a Profound Loss
Spaghetti Junction cost billions of dollars, wiped out 30 storefronts, and severed the connection between downtown and the waterfront for at least another generation.
January 5, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Paul Ryan: Infrastructure Measure Will Seek Private Financing, Won’t Stimulate Economy (Hugh Hewitt) Five Ways Federal Infrastructure Spending Makes Cities Poorer (Strong Towns) How High Transit Construction Costs Fit in With Transit’s Other Political Challenges (Frontier Group) Gas Prices Headed Toward Five-Year High (KARE 11 Minneapolis) Vox Throws Cold Water on Climate Optimism in the Trump Era Vancouver’s Bike-Friendly … Continued
January 5, 2017
All-Door Boarding Can Save Time for Bus Riders — If Transit Agencies Embrace It
All-door boarding can speed up heavily-used bus routes and improve customer satisfaction. But transit agencies have to fully commit to the new policy to realize the benefits.
January 4, 2017
Despite Cold, Portland’s New Mayor Biked to Work on First Day
It was 25 degrees, and it wasn't a photo op.
January 4, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Schumer: Dems Will Work With Trump on Infrastructure But Tax Credits Won’t Cut It (The Hill) Uber Asked a Lot of Pittsburgh for Hosting Self-Driving Car Experiment, Offered Little (QZ) States Backing Away From Suspending Drivers Licenses Over Drug Sentences (NYT) A Look at the Honolulu Rail Project’s Troubled 2016 (Pacific Business News) Atlanta Moves Forward … Continued
January 4, 2017
Buffalo Becomes First Major U.S. City to Eliminate Parking Minimums
Parking minimums make cities less walkable and less affordable. While many American cities are scaling them back, Buffalo is the only one to eliminate them citywide.
January 3, 2017
The USA Streetsies: Looking Back at the Best and Worst of 2016
At least one thing went right in 2016: In local elections, voters embraced transit in a big way.
December 30, 2016
And the Best Street Transformation of 2016 Is…
Pittsburgh's Strawberry Way captured the most votes. Rochester's Inner Loop highway removal captured the editor's choice award.
December 30, 2016
Vote for the Best Street Transformation of 2016
Street redesigns from Oakland, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Francisco, Rochester and Chicago are competing for the title.
December 23, 2016
