THE BRAKE: Are Would-Be Planners and Engineers on Board With Transportation Reform?
Planning and engineering students are poised to play a major role in shaping America's transportation system for decades. But do they agree with sustainable transportation advocates about what that future should look like?
June 28, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why Every City Needs a Car Master Plan
So why do transportation leaders spend so much time drafting "pedestrian master plans" and "bike master plans" without accompanying "car master plans" aimed at building a world where fewer people get behind the wheel?
June 7, 2022
Memorial Day Headlines are No Headlines at All
The staff of Streetsblog join all Americans in honoring and mourning all those who have been taken from us through violence, war or other human failure today and every day. We'll be back tomorrow with our normal news digest.
May 30, 2022
How ‘Community Mobility Rituals’ Can Transform Neighborhoods
On this episode, host Kea Wilson sits down with Olatunji Oboi Reed of Equiticity to talk about "community mobility rituals," or regular, free, hyper-local events that dismantle barriers to sustainable transportation and build the social infrastructure that neighborhoods need.
May 24, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning
What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?
May 10, 2022
Meet the Shiny New Electric Citi Bike (We Did!)
It may not quite be double the fun, but the new generation of Citi Bike electric bikes has a battery that can at least double the range.
April 29, 2022
THE BRAKE: Should Cities Train Their Own Transportation Advocates?
On this week's podcast, we explore why it's so hard to get a new crosswalk — for both the citizen and the transportation professional at the other end of the request.
April 26, 2022
And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …
After a nail-biting battle between two fantastic New England nominees, we have a new title-holder.
April 18, 2022
The Brake: Where Do Great Bus Stops Come From — And How Do We Get More Of Them?
The United States have a lot more sorry stops than good ones — and to understand how these wonderful waiting areas bucked the trend, we brought in an expert for some game-time commentary.
April 12, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine
Our final America's Best Bus Stop battle is a bit of a David and Goliath story...though our readers might disagree about which stop is really the underdog.
April 8, 2022
