Chicago Contemplates Congestion Pricing
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Activists are urging the city's new mayor, Lori Lightfoot, to adopt surcharges to raise revenue for transit.
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Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocket in 2018
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Let's face it: America's roads are safe increasingly for only those who drive on them.
Boondoggles: Nine Projects That Should Not Happen
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Here's the thing with highway expansion projects: They're big. They're expensive. And they have limited benefit. Our friends at US PIRG present their annual report.
Want to See Where Transit and Biking Need a Boost? D.C. Has a Map for That
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Most places in the U.S. still use 20th century metrics to measure the performance of transportation systems. The emphasis is still on moving cars, not improving transit service or reducing traffic injuries. One of the exceptions is DC, where the DOT is letting people assess streets according to a different set of priorities.
Trump’s Bid to Insert Immigration Status Into Census Is an Attack on Cities
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Adding a question about immigration status to the Census would lead to undercounting and affect everyone who lives in urban areas, decreasing their access to federal resources.
Today Trump Gags the EPA. Tomorrow the GOP Strangles the Census.
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Republicans want to cut off federal data that social science researchers depend on, limiting our ability to understand the effects of transportation and land use policy, especially on the most vulnerable Americans.