Larry Hogan’s “BaltimoreLink” Fails to Deliver for Transit Riders
After Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally killed plans for Baltimore's 14-mile Red Line light rail, he said he would make it up to the city with a set of bus improvements called BaltimoreLink. But a new analysis finds Hogan's package won't do much at all for Baltimore transit riders.
December 16, 2016
American Developers Are Building Less Parking Per Bedroom
For four years running, developers have built less parking per bedroom in new construction.
December 15, 2016
Portland Will Switch From Counting Vehicle Trips to Counting People Trips
All sorts of biases toward cars and driving are baked into traffic engineering conventions. In a promising development, Portland is taking steps to rethink these rules to promote walkable development.
December 15, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Some Cities And Counties Are Letting Transit Slide, Hoping Uber Will Fill the Gap (Slate) CA Regulators Halt Uber Autonomous Vehicle Pilot in SF After Car Runs Red Light Into Crosswalk (electrek) Auto Sales Slumping (WSJ) In 35 Years, Boston Parking Meter Prices Have Gone Up 25 Percent, Transit Fares 275 Percent (Globe) Detroit Debuts Plans for … Continued
December 15, 2016
Flawed Environmental Laws Threaten to Preserve Parking and Block Housing
Seattle housing affordability advocates have been working on some common sense reforms, including one that would allow accessory dwelling units, like granny flats, in single-family neighborhoods. But even that modest change is encountering resistance from some homeowners. And ironically they're drawing strength from the state's environmental laws.
December 14, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Unlike Trump, Mitch McConnell Says Infrastructure Spending Not a Priority (Washington Monthly) Energy Department Says It Won’t Report Employees Who Worked on Climate Change (WaPo) Trump’s Energy Department Pick Is Climate Denier Rick Perry (Inside Climate News) Commuters Will Be Able to Pay for Uberpool With Pre-Tax Benefits in a Few Cities (Bloomberg) Census Data Supports the Idea … Continued
December 14, 2016
A Single Florida Bureaucrat Might Kneecap Miami’s Commuter Rail
Tri-Rail is facing insolvency -- all because a single state bureaucrat is threatening to throw the agency's otherwise stable finances into turmoil.
December 13, 2016
Is E-Commerce Increasing Urban Truck Traffic? Don’t Be So Certain
The conventional wisdom holds that the boom in online retail is causing a big increase in truck traffic. But economist Joe Cortright is skeptical.
December 13, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Trump Wants Oil Baron and Friend-of-Putin Rex Tillerson to Be the Nation’s Top Diplomat (NYT) Will Trump Burn the Bridge of Trust Obama Built Toward Cities? (Next City) California Mayors’ Concerns About Trump (SF Chronicle) NJ Transit Understaffed Safety Jobs While Hiring Christie Allies at Top (Bloomberg) America’s Slow But Steady Climb to Faster Rail Travel (CityLab) … Continued
December 13, 2016
Send in Your Nominations for the Best Street Transformation of 2016
In the past 12 months, has your city reallocated road space to make big improvements for walking, biking, or transit? If so, we want to know about it.
December 12, 2016
