Highway Boondoggles: Madness in Michigan
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The Great Lakes State is undertaking to expand the capacity of Interstate 75 — a project that is both unnecessary and will exacerbate the region’s problems.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transportation Demand Management
Report: No to Infrastructure — Yes to Congestion Pricing
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A new Brookings report says U.S. highway conditions have been improving every year for more than a decade, according to the Federal Highway Administration's own accounting.
Report Offers Better Ways to Cut Traffic from New Development
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What if instead of requiring developers to add parking or widen roads, we asked them to do things that discouraged driving and car ownership? That's what Smart Growth America recommends.
Aspen Experiments With Paying People Not to Drive Downtown
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Drivers who shift to transit, biking or carpooling will earn points that can be cashed out at local businesses.
Arlington Makes It Easier for Teachers to Stop Driving to School
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A first-of-its-kind program in Arlington, Virginia, uses incentives to encourage teachers to carpool, walk, or bike to school.
How Seattle Children’s Hospital Took the Lead on Healthy Transportation
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It’s more than a little ironic that in many places, hospitals are some of the worst offenders when it comes to perpetrating unhealthy transportation patterns. Often surrounded by enormous parking decks, hospitals have earned a reputation as isolated institutions hermetically sealed off from surrounding neighborhoods. But that’s beginning to change. Healthcare providers are undergoing a fundamental shift from focusing on […]