Arkansas
Basics
How Recreational Cycling Can Lead to Safe Streets For All
These cities are leveraging joy to fight for connected communities.
February 26, 2026
Is NW Arkansas About to Become the Next Biking Capital of America?
Billionaire philanthropists and bike-friendly local governments have been teaming up to turn an unexpected region of the country into a biking haven. But what will the future look like — and is their example instructive to the rest of the country?
August 28, 2023
No Minimum Parking Requirements? No Problem for Fayetteville, Ark.
In 2015, the city council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, adopted a radical but simple idea: do away with minimum parking mandates and let businesses decide how much parking they need. How did that work out?
February 25, 2022
Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car
Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?
January 27, 2020
Arkansas Passes the ‘Idaho Stop,’ Allowing Cyclists to Treat Red Lights Like Stop Signs
Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.
April 3, 2019
Protected Bike Lanes Are Sprouting Up in Walmart Country
Can protected bike lanes get people biking for transportation in northwest Arkansas?
November 22, 2016
Arkansas Wants to Widen Highway, Eliminate Streetcar for “Safety”
Where to even begin with this?
October 26, 2015
Arkansas Town Breaks Ground By Eliminating Commercial Parking Minimums
In an effort to boost development downtown, leaders in Fayetteville, Arkansas (population ~80,000), last week eliminated minimum parking requirements for commercial properties citywide.
October 9, 2015
New Threat: States Robbing From Education to Pay for Highway Expansions
Last week, protesters gathered on the statehouse steps in Little Rock, Arkansas, to oppose a bill that would transfer money from the state's general fund into its highway fund.
March 19, 2013
$10,000 Extra? The Transportation Tab for Sprawling ‘Hoods in 20 Metros
$10,860 in New York City. $5,694 in St. Louis. $4,199 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
June 6, 2012