Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transportation Policy

Buttigieg Plan: Vision Zero Plus Other Goodies

By Kea Wilson | Jan 11, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor Pete's transportation plan would create a national Vision Zero plan, charge drivers more for their use of the roads, build more public transit, and create "sustainable infrastructure" jobs — but it also has some proposals that might undermine all of it.

The project to widen Interstate 5 in Portland will only bring more congestion. Photo: KHSU.org

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Op-Ed: Portland’s Costly Highway Mistake

By Buff Brown | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

The city should reverse course and cancel the expansion of Interstate 5.

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Streetsies 2019: And the Winners Are…

By Aaron Short | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

Here are our annual awards for the best (and worst) people, projects and ideas of the year.

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Wisconsin Slow to Improve Transit

By Julie Strupp | Dec 19, 2019 | No Comments

Wisconsin is trying to stop its brain drain — and transit can provide the plug ... if state lawmakers would only embrace it.

A new TransitCenter report draws on the lessons from campaigns in cities across the nation. Image: TransitCenter

Op-Ed: How Transit Activists Can Win — A Primer

By Hayley Richardson and Colin Wright | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

If you’re a transit rider in just about any American city, chances are the service you rely on falls somewhere between not-great and awful. The closest bus may only run once an hour, your train may be constantly delayed, or you may feel like the simple act of crossing the street to reach the bus […]

Brookings Institution's Adie Tomer argues that Congress must fund transportation infrastructure in a completely different way than it has in the past to ensure that transit is prioritized.

Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture

By Aaron Short | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.

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