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Interview: Oakland leader on Racial Equity And Mobility

By Courtney Cobbs | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

Warren Logan, policy director of mobility and interagency relations for the mayor’s office of Oakland, which in April became the first city to launch “Slow Streets,” has been at the forefront of the movement to create more space for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation during COVID-19. I first heard about Warren in an August 2019 […]

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A Key Lens for Lori Lightfoot’s Ride-Hail Tax Plan

By John Greenfield | Nov 22, 2019 | No Comments

CNT's Jacky Grimshaw, Oboi Reed from Equiticity, Julio Rodriguez from the Northwest Side Housing Center, and Leslé Honoré from K.L.E.O. weigh in on the mayor's plan.

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SEE IT! We Talk to Mayor Lightfoot — On the Bus!

By John Greenfield | Nov 20, 2019 | No Comments

During a morning commute on the #20 Madison, the mayor talked about how the new ride-hail fee structure will fight congestion and improve transit service.

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The Dinosaur: John Forester Defends Anti-Bike Lane Credo

By John Greenfield | Oct 3, 2019 | No Comments

The author of "Effective Cycling" and founder of the vehicular cycling movement still insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that bikeways makes cyclists less safe.

Giving buses priority on downtown Seattle streets has helped transit account for most of the growth in commute travel since 2010. Photo via Streetfilms

Q&A With Dongho Chang, a Traffic Engineer Who Stresses Safety Over Speed

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 14, 2017 | 5 Comments

Dongho Chang belongs to a new generation of transportation engineers who see their job as more than moving cars. His work with Seattle DOT has established the city as a national leader on designing multi-modal streets. We recently spoke to Chang about his work in Seattle and how the profession is changing.

The Livable Streets Leader You’ve Never Heard Of: Leicester, England

By Stephen Miller | Jul 2, 2013 | No Comments

Leicester is a city of about 330,000 in England’s East Midlands region. Like many other cities, it developed big mid-century plans to drive highways through its city center and paved over much of its historic core. In some cases, it even paved over its history: the bones of King Richard III, killed in battle nearby, […]

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