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Cambridge to Make Protected Bike Lanes Mandatory

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 9, 2019 | 21 Comments

When streets are repaired in Cambridge, Mass., they will automatically be upgraded with protected bike lanes.

Using low-cost materials like this concrete divider, Toronto set up new streetcar stops on the far side of intersections on King Street, enabling safer boarding and cutting down on time stopped at red lights. Photo: Human Transit

What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2019 | 7 Comments

You can move more people in crowded cities when you get cars out of the way of more efficient modes — like transit.

Parking Madness 2019: Minneapolis vs. Oakland

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2019 | 2 Comments

Our first Round 2 matchup futures two new neighborhoods that have risen out of asphalt.

The Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans is the nation's top candidate for a highway teardown, says the Congress for New Urbanism. Photo: The Advocate via CNU

The Top 10 U.S. Highways that Should be Torn Down

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 4, 2019 | 46 Comments

Aging highways present opportunity for cities to rebuild urban neighborhoods. Here are the top 10 highways that are ripe for teardown, according to CNU.

Talking Headways Podcast: Underinfrastructurized Live from Miami!

By Jeff Wood | Apr 4, 2019 | 2 Comments

A must-listen podcast on multiple transit topics!

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signs Idaho Stop Legislation. Photo courtesy of Arkansas State Parks

Roll On! Arkansas Passes the 'Idaho Stop'

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 3, 2019 | 35 Comments

Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.

Parking Madness 2019: Albuquerque vs. Tampa

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 3, 2019 | 10 Comments

It's a matchup for the ages (well, not really): A small building in Albuquerque vs. a major redevelopment of a big part of Tampa.

The Green New Deal Must Prioritize Transit, Group Says

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 2, 2019 | 102 Comments

Some early policy recommendations have started to take shape and they are pretty exciting.

Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: DC MVT vs. Toronto

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 2, 2019 | 8 Comments

The nation’s capital makes its second appearance in our annual Parking Madness battle, this time with a neighborhood going head to head against Toronto. But first, an update: We’ve closed the polls on some earlier matchups, with Houston narrowly defeating Boston, Pittsburgh also squeaking by Portland, and Providence absolutely destroying Austin (we suppose that happens when an entire city […]

Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: DC Pike vs. Indianapolis

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 1, 2019 | 8 Comments

We’ve got a barn-burner for you today, but first, let’s look back at where we are in our first round matchups: We’ve closed the polls on some earlier matchups, with Houston narrowly defeating Boston, Pittsburgh also squeaking by Portland, and Providence absolutely destroying Austin (we suppose that happens when an entire city is completely reimagined […]

Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Providence vs. Austin

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2019 | 6 Comments

The Rhode Island Statehouse grounds face off against the site of a former Hooters restaurant for "most improved" parking crater.

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