Only a Few American Cities Are Growing Transit Ridership — Here’s What They’re Doing Right
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The recipe for success: Give transit agencies the resources to make systemwide improvements, don't just focus on one line at a time.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about San Francisco
Lightning Fast, Dirt Cheap: Five Tips From SF’s Protected Bike Lane Projects
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How to cut the project time of a new protected bike lane by 90 percent and the cost by 75 percent.
Activists Form Chains of “Human Bollards” to Demand Protected Bike Lanes
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Activists are literally using their bodies to highlight the need for better protection from motor vehicles.
Will Caltrain Electrification Win Out Despite the California GOP?
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The electrification of commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco was all but ready to begin construction when Donald Trump's transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, pulled the rug out from under the project earlier this month. Local officials are trying to adjust on the fly to salvage the project.
10 Urban Freeways That Need to Come Down
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There are excellent candidates for freeway removal in many American cities, where roads built 50 or 60 years ago are nearing the end of their useful lives. Cities that take the plunge and get rid of their urban highways don't regret it.
Vote for the Best Street Transformation of 2016
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Street redesigns from Oakland, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Francisco, Rochester and Chicago are competing for the title.