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Talking Headways Podcast: A Grassroots Bus-Network Redesign
This week we feature a chat between Carlos Cruz-Casas, assistant director of Miami Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works, and Grace Perdomo, executive director of Miami's Transit Alliance, about the Better Bus Project, an advocacy-led, community-driven redesign of the Miami-Dade bus network.
February 3, 2022
End Parking Mandates, Get a Free Bus Pass
Great programs like this one in Minnesota don’t happen when big parking lots are mandatory.
February 3, 2022
New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety
The new-and-slightly-reformed Highway Safety Improvement Program could represent a turning point on U.S. roads, at least in the states that are required to spend the money right.
February 3, 2022
STUDY: 20 Is Plenty — But Signs Alone Don’t Always Get Drivers to Slow Down
Drivers did not slow really down after Portland lowered the speed limit in residential neighborhoods, but a new study suggests that the reason is more about road design than driver behavior.
February 2, 2022
Feds Throw Wrench Into Oregon Highway Widening
More environmental assessment is needed for the I-5 Rose Quarter freeway plan.
February 2, 2022
Here’s why Pritzker’s plan to skip this year’s scheduled gas tax hike is a bad idea
The proposal, which is projected to cost the state $135 million in revenue, is unfair to people who don't drive. And it may not even save much money for drivers.
February 1, 2022
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy
The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.
January 28, 2022
Family-Friendly Design Shouldn’t Stop At The Corner
A viral tweet about a newly-remodeled Virginia library earned praise on social media for its computer workstations outfitted with small, enclosed areas for folks who are caring for young children. But as another Twitter user pointed out, the library’s family-friendly design effectively ends at the front door.
January 28, 2022
No, Chicago biking isn’t worse than Jacksonville or Omaha. But we’ve still got a long way to go.
Yes, Chicago got screwed by People for Bikes' flawed rating system. But we still have lots of work to do need to make cycling as safe, enjoyable, and normalized as it is in truly great cycling cities.
January 27, 2022
Viral Video of W. Va. Reporter Struck by Pick-Up Driver on Live TV Should be a Watershed Moment
A horrifying car crash that aired during a live TV news broadcast in West Virginia is sparking a conversation about roadway and workplace safety — and the many ways that U.S. media normalizes traffic violence, even as it happens in real time.
January 20, 2022
