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This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes
A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot.
September 21, 2020
How Boston Drivers Stole a Public Playground
July 30, 2020
Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space
July 5, 2020
How to Get Business Owners to Support Protected Bike Lanes
For the past month, Portland resident Zach Katz has been relentlessly promoting the idea of bike lanes on one of Portland’s most high-profile commercial main streets. His Healthier Hawthorne project has taken flight, going from one person’s idea, to a petition (signed by 455 people so far), to a Facebook page (now with 158 members), to a website with slick illustrations (like the one above) — all at breakneck speeds.
May 27, 2020
Would You Trade Your Parking Benefit for Cash?
The DC Council voted unanimously Tuesday for a bill that would allow employees to “cash-out” free parking offered by their employer. The bill would let employees who receive free parking instead take the value in cash for transit, bicycling, or walking.
March 4, 2020
Is It Time to Sue Cities for Unsafe Roadways?
A $5.9-million lawsuit says the city of Portland is negligent for allowing cars to park right up to the intersection — and argues this bad parking policy has already cost pedestrian lives.
February 27, 2020
Pedestrians Aren’t Even Safe From Car Crashes Inside Buildings
500 people die every year in *non*-roadway car crashes — because so many cars crash through building walls.
February 19, 2020
Apartments With Free Parking Reduce Transit Ridership
But if you think that means increasing transit ridership in American cities will be as simple as taking away everyone's "free" residential parking to make driving less convenient, don't get too excited.
January 29, 2020
How Cars Waste Space — In Six Simple Images
Let's hope 2020 is the year when graphics like these finally fall out of date.
January 13, 2020
A BILL OF GOODS: Why are We Putting Up With Parking-Protected Bike Lanes?
We called the Danish embassy in Washington, D.C. to get more information on whether Denmark considers parking-protected bike lanes a best practice and the woman who answered the phone laughed at us.
December 3, 2019
