Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Road Design

Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads

By Aaron Short | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.

This is classic urban infrastructure. But a group of cities wants the president to fund transit more than highways. Photo: Ohio River Bridges Flickr Page

It’s Progressives vs. Labor over Transportation Money

By Aaron Short | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.

Building busways shouldn't complicated and it can make a huge difference transforming a region's transit. Image: Aimee Curtis

NYC Banished Cars for Buses — You Can, Too!

By Aaron Short | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments

Some great advice and lessons from TransitCenter Director of Research Steven Higashide, author of "Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit."

Photo: Erik Voss and the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition via the Better Bike Share Partnership

Atlanta Moves to Make Deadly Streets Safer

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 26, 2019 | 3 Comments

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.

A design firm proposed new guiding principles for planners and engineers: ethics, equity, and empathy. Image: Toole Design

Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

By Aaron Short | Sep 20, 2019 | 2 Comments

A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.

A traffic jam caused by a crash on I-10 in Arizona.

Arizona Defends Deadly Highway Instead of Fixing It

By Aaron Short | Sep 16, 2019 | 9 Comments

An Arizona highway has been rated one of the most dangerous roads in the country — but local officials are more upset at the bad press than the deadly roadway!

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