Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In

Promoted

Utah’s ‘Road Usage Charging’ Pilot Could Finally Price the Roads Properly

Right now, drivers pay for their roads through the pump, the tollbooth, and the roadside camera — and it never seems to be enough. Will advanced new technology help them pay their fair share, or increase the subsidy they receive from people who walk and roll?

July 12, 2023

Check Out This Neat Map of Chicago’s Upcoming Bike Lanes

Chi Hack Night volunteer Sean MacMullan geocoded Chicago Department of Transportation bike network data and created the nifty map.

July 11, 2023

Inside a ‘Open Street’ Fight So Bitter, They Had to Call in a Mediator

We've seen divorces that were more amiable than a battle over a single roadway on the Upper West Side.

July 11, 2023

Now Is The Time To Speak Up For Safer Vehicles

Pedestrian deaths set a 41 year record in the U.S. last year. Here are five ways you can take action to stop the bloodshed right now.

July 10, 2023

Good News in Calif. State Budget: Active Transportation Program Funding Restored

In the end, when Governor Newsom signed the budget, the claw-back of ATP funds was gone.

July 7, 2023

Commentary: Biking in the Bay Area vs. Belgium

A San Francisco cyclist reflects on the interplay of infrastructure, dangerously over-sized cars and trucks, and American driver attitudes.

July 6, 2023

California Needs Leadership on Electric Rail

California leaders cannot continue giving equal weight to a proven technology that will improve rail service (catenary electric trains) and a wasteful experimental technology (hydrogen trains) that could lead to worse service and reliability than the status quo.

July 6, 2023

Gas Taxes Are Going Up; What You Are Getting For Your Money?

Not every project funded by S.B. 1 aligns with California's climate goals, but what drivers are paying at the pump is definitely being spent to improve their travel. News media should adapt their headlines accordingly.

July 5, 2023

Advocates React To the Feds’ Latest Offensive Bike Safety PSA

This Fourth of July, we wish we could celebrate true freedom — from terrible public service announcements from our government.

July 4, 2023