‘Green New Deal’ To Seek Transport Overhaul
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The legislation is still pretty vague but it does include some somewhat disappointing omissions.
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Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Lanes at the Crossroads of America
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Let's talk bus rapid transit!
Nashville Bill Would Lower Residential Speed Limits
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The county and its main city will reduce speeds to 25 mph in neighborhoods, if lawmakers approve a new safety measure.
Seattle Tosses Out Rulebook to Protect Pedestrians
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The engineering rules say you can't add a signalized crosswalk unless 93 pedestrians are crossing there per hour. Seattle's trying something different.
All the Bad Things About Uber and Lyft In One Simple List
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More traffic, less transit trips, more traffic deaths, greater social stratification: A comprehensive list. (It's long.)
Utah Moving Forward on ‘Idaho Stop’ for Cyclists
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Cyclists could treat stop signs and red lights as yields under a bill recently passed out of committee with bipartisan support in the Utah House.
How To Fix A Fork (In The Road)
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Streets that fork at non-right angles create complicated intersections with dangerous sight lines and signals with too many phases. Here's an innovative fix.
R.I. Takes Biking/Walking Funds for Highways
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Almost one dozen biking and walking projects across the state of Rhode Island are in jeopardy after a state agency decided to transfer $27 million in federal money dedicated to active transportation to highways and administrative expenses over the next 10 years.
Congestion Pricing Can Cure Inequitable Transportation
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The best way to ensure that congestion pricing doesn't hurt the poor is to make sure revenues from new tolls support better transit service — not just build more highways.
House Transport Chair: 'We Must Move Beyond Fossil Fuel'
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Peter Defazio, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, talks bikes, pedestrians and transit — and getting us off fossil fuel.
UPDATED: Baltimore May Jail E-Scooter Speeders
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Legislation being considered by the City Council would give police the option of jailing e-scooter riders for up to 30 days for minor infractions.