Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries
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A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
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Friday’s Headlines
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Lack of investment by the federal government is causing America’s public transportation system to fall into disrepair. (Smart Cities Dive) Driverless cars won’t save Uber and Lyft. (MarketWatch) It seems like common sense, but new research suggests that easier access to transit will lure drivers away from their cars. (Bloomberg) The California beach cruiser helped […]
How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting
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Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
Talking Headways Podcast: Electric Bus Opportunities and Barriers
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Let's talk about why one of China's biggest cities has 16,000 electric buses — and New York has like four.
Thursday’s Headlines
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E-bikes are supplanting traditional bikes in cities all over the country. (U.S. News & World Report) Thanks in part to gas-powered cars, breathing city air can be as unhealthy as smoking. (Fast Company) Houston will ask voters in November to let the city borrow $3.5 billion to extend light rail lines and build bus rapid […]
Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
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A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
Wednesday’s Headlines
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Several automakers are investing in e-bikes and e-scooters, betting that they — not cars — are the future of urban transportation. (Business Insider) Infrastructure is expensive in the U.S., but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, because if it were cheaper, governments would build more and wider roads. (Strong Towns) Light rail opponents’ claims about […]
Milwaukee’s Transit Service in Crisis as Leaders Bicker
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The Wisconsin city may cut 16 bus routes serving vulnerable residents if it can't dig up $5.9 million.
Amtrak Hopes to Link Chicago and Detroit to Toronto
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Passenger service hasn't chugged between Detroit and Toronto since at least 1971; the last direct train to pass through the route did so in 1967, according to Amtrak.
Tuesday’s Headlines
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Lyft says ride-hailing apps are replacing personal car ownership, but the evidence is mixed at best. (The Street) City Lab and the Arizona Mirror delve into the effort — guided by both corporate dark money and the misguided notion that road diets hurt small business — to halt light-rail expansion in Phoenix. Streetsblog covered last […]