Talking Headways Podcast: A Tour of Canadian Transit
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Learn about the light rail in Ottawa, where they know when they need to expand!
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Public-Private Partnerships
Talking Headways Podcast: Who Represents ‘The Community’ — Part II
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Jeremy Levine, assistant professor of organizational studies and sociology at the University of Michigan, we discuss how people talk about “the community” and what public outreach and participation could look like.
Talking Headways Podcast: Who Represents “The Community” Part 1
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Jeremy Levine, an assistant professor of organizational studies and sociology at the University of Michigan, talks about his book "Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston." How do neighborhood groups, elected officials, and public servants claim the mantle of representing “the community”? Part 1 of 2.
NYC Banished Cars for Buses — You Can, Too!
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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."
City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars
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Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.
Public-Private Partnerships Will Not Save U.S. Infrastructure
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A panel of experts told Congress that, even with perfectly executed public-private partnerships, the federal government still needs to provide its own support -- especially for projects, like transit lines, that aren't guaranteed to generate toll revenue for profit-seeking investors.