The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
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Streetsblog Chicago’s John Greenfield interviewed one of the co-authors of a controversial study about shared e-scooters in the Windy City — which found that their introduction “boosted demand for [ride-hail] services but reduced bike-share usage — and was also linked with higher rates of street and vehicle-related crime in neighborhoods.” What? You can see their conversation for yourself here.
Plus: Dallas-based planner and urban designer Patrick Kennedy is analyzing the highway footprint in more than two dozen U.S. cities, as well as the redevelopment potential if all that land were devoted to other, better uses. Did your locale make his list? Learn more about his project here.
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
Minority-owned planning firms are as essential as they ever were, these four top experts argue — no matter what the White House says.
Nearly 6 in 10 transgender respondents in a new study say that they’ve faced harassment onboard.
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
