Trump White House Still Underfunds Transit
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About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Seattle
Other Cities Overcame Duke’s Objections to Light Rail
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In Minneapolis and Seattle, a "floating slab" helped mitigate hospitals' concerns about "vibrations" and electromagnetic fields from light rail. So in other words, Duke University basically ignored the facts when it opposed a light rail project.
How Two Cities Actually Reduced Driving
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The number of driving miles declined in both cities even as population (and Uber!) has grown quickly.
Seattle Tosses Out Rulebook to Protect Pedestrians
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The engineering rules say you can't add a signalized crosswalk unless 93 pedestrians are crossing there per hour. Seattle's trying something different.
Seattle’s Viadoom: The ‘Carmageddon’ That Wasn’t
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We've seen this before: Freeways induce driving and when one closes people adapt their choices accordingly. There is no "carmageddon" after all.
Podcast: Meet a Bus Driver and Housing Activist
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This week, we're chatting with Laura Loe of Share the Cities.