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Getting On-Street Parking Tech Right

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 1, 2016 | 2 Comments

Getting the price of on-street parking right is important for commercial areas in cities. Setting prices to ensure that about one space per block remains open reduces double-parking, cuts down on unnecessary traffic, and can speed up buses as a result.

Langley Park, a suburb of Washington, D.C., was built around cars. But many current residents rely on walking, and the street environment puts them at risk. Photo: Google Street View

Old Places Built for Driving Are Failing New Residents Who Don’t Own Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 30, 2016

Langley Park in Prince George's County, outside Washington, D.C., took on its current form when World War II vets moved there in large numbers, aspiring to the suburban lifestyle: a single-family house with a yard.

Only one side of this one-way traffic funnel in Kansas City has sidewalks. Photo: Brent Hugh

Kansas City Doesn’t Need New Roads — It Needs Sidewalks

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 29, 2016

Kansas City is considering an $800 million bond to repair infrastructure. Before any shovels get in the ground, the advocacy group BikeWalkKC wants to lay down some ground rules to ensure the investment is well-spent.

What Seattle’s Doing to Help Poor Residents Afford Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 28, 2016

Transit is an incredibly affordable way to get around, but for people struggling to make ends meet, fares are still difficult to pay for.

Car-share usage declined in 2015. What's going on? Graph: Susan Shaheen and Adam Cohen via Transportationist

Signs That the Car-Share Industry Is Losing Steam

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 23, 2016

Back in 2013, when Avis purchased Zipcar, car-share seemed like the wave of the future. But is the industry already peaking? David Levinson, a transportation engineering professor who has been bullish about car-sharing in the past, notes at Transportist that Car2Go is pulling out of Minneapolis. Is this a sign of wider problems with the car-share business model or […]

The Silent Epidemic: Families of Traffic Violence Victims Speak Out

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 22, 2016

In 2016, traffic deaths in America have continued an alarming upward trend, and are expected to reach about 35,000 by the end of the year. we are seeing an alarming spike in deaths. But statistics alone can numb us to the staggering human suffering they represent.

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