USA

Transit Systems Must Address Women’s Safety Concerns

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 16, 2019

A new study shows women are about half as likely to use new rail service as men — especially if they express strong concerns about safety.

Can New Mobility Tech Disrupt Car Dependence?

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 15, 2019

A new organization want to help cities use mobility tech to break cars' stranglehold on cities.

Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 14, 2019

Media tropes emphasize the victim's behavior when a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist rather than systemic causes, a new study finds.

NYC

Congestion Pricing Gets Cuomo Push

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 16, 2019

The governor's congestion pricing plan is a win-win-win.

Congestion Pricing Has More Positive Momentum But Remains Uphill Battle in Albany

By David Meyer | Jan 14, 2019

Legislators are increasingly attune to the urgent need to fund and fix the city's transit system. Whether they're up to the task remains an open question.

Cyclists Endangered as Bike Lanes Attacked With Glass

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2019

It's the latest attack in the War on Cyclists.

LA

Black Panther Movement Figures on Crenshaw’s Great Wall Defaced with Swastikas

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 30, 2018

Earlier today, Jasmyne Cannick alerted the South Central community to the swastikas defacing the “Our Mighty Contribution” mural gracing Crenshaw’s 7800-foot-long Great Wall. Vandals deface Black Panther mural on Crenshaw Blvd. in #SouthLA with swastikas. https://t.co/UH3NXO4TkF — Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) November 29, 2018 Even as she lamented the hate crime, hateful comments were popping up […]

Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 1, 2018

Given the role public investment can have in reshaping marginalized communities, what responsibilities does Metro have as an entity that seeks to tell stories about the places it moves people through?

Vermont/Manchester: Reckoning with the Past and Wrestling with the Form Change Should Take

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 17, 2018

For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high

CHICAGO

‘Hurricane’ Kristen McQueary Attacks on Gas Tax Hike

By John Greenfield | Jan 9, 2019

The Tribune columnist, who famously wished a New Orleans-style storm would assault Chicago, argued that raising the state gas tax would be unfair to drivers. Here's why she's wrong again.

What a Long Strange Trip It Was: Looking Back at 2018 Transportation Stories

By John Greenfield | Jan 3, 2019

From Wilson station opening highs to disappearing Divvy lows, 2018 was a year to remember for Chicago transportation.

Chicago Transportation Chief’s Pitch for Elon Musk’s O’Hare Express, Annotated

By John Greenfield | Dec 29, 2018

Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld has overseen the completion of several good projects during her four years on the job, including the Loop Link bus rapid transit corridor, the Bloomingdale Trail, the Chicago Riverwalk, and 100 miles of new and upgraded bike lanes. (However, it’s worth noting all of these initiatives were launched […]

SF

Check Out These Super Cool Bike Bridge Designs

By Roger Rudick | Jan 15, 2019

Make bicycle lanes iconic, rather than just useful

Opinion: ‘Vision Zero’ Requires Full Commitment

By Roger Rudick | Jan 14, 2019

Too many officials still don't get it when it comes to street safety and motorist responsibility; our streets are getting deadlier as a result

Open Thread: Does Chariot Foreshadow More to Come?

By Roger Rudick | Jan 12, 2019

Are other 'micro transit' companies/transportation "disrupters" doomed in the long run?

DENVER

Denver’s Road Death Toll Was Up Again Last Year

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 14, 2019

Traffic fatalities increased 16 percent last year, despite a pledge from Mayor Hancock to make the roads safer.

Chariot, Van Company Hired to Enhance Transit in Denver, is Shutting Down

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 10, 2019

It's an embarrassing end to a service that, just two months ago, was enthusiastically hyped as a new transit option by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.

Denver Finalizing Blueprints for Future of Transportation, Housing and Parks; Asks for Your Input

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 9, 2019

As Denver plans for the next 20 years, advocates for livable streets would like to see Denver design more streets for pedestrians, bikes and transit—like the 16th Street Mall. Photo: RTD.

CALIFORNIA

Bill Would Make Highways Accommodate All Users

By Melanie Curry | Jan 15, 2019

Senator Wiener's S.B. 127 would shift Caltrans' focus to safety for everyone, not just for car drivers

Newsom’s Ambitious State Budget Includes Threat of Withholding Transportation Funding to Get More Housing

By Melanie Curry | Jan 11, 2019

But details are a bit murky

Bike, Pedestrian, and Transit Projects Garner Top Engineering Awards

By Melanie Curry | Jan 9, 2019

As do a fish rescue facility, a water treatment facility, seismic retrofits, a power transmission line...and a parking plaza

SOUTHEAST

How I Respond to “Atlanta Is a Car Town, Not a Cycling and Transit Town”

By ATL Urbanist | Jan 2, 2018

A commenter on a recent post of mine mentioned a couple of pretty common criticisms about expectations for growth in cycling and transit in Atlanta.

What Makes a Good City? You Need the Right Codes

By David Walters | Dec 1, 2017

How can we stop design and planning mistakes from damaging our city? Part 2 in a series of illustrated essays on urban design.

Suburban Exclusion of MARTA and Access to the Braves Stadium

By ATL Urbanist | Nov 13, 2017

There is a way to get to the Braves stadium by using Cobb County’s transit service. But that service is nowhere near as extensive as MARTA and doesn’t meet the needs of the people who live in suburban poverty.

OHIO

What’s Really Behind GCRTA’s Falling Ridership Levels?

By Tim Kovach | Dec 20, 2017

The past year has been eventful, to say least, for public transit in Northeast Ohio.

Driving Is the Problem, Not the Solution

By Tim Kovach | Dec 15, 2017

We’re officially in the middle of the holiday season, which can only mean one thing – that’s right, the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) data for 2016 came out last week.

COTA to Interview Four Candidates for CEO Post

By Brent Warren | Dec 13, 2017

Four candidates will be interviewed to be the next CEO of the Central Ohio Transit Authority.

STL

Why You Should Go to the Chouteau Greenway Events this Week

By William Smith | Jan 3, 2018

If you haven’t yet heard of Great Rivers Greenway (GRG) or specifically the Chouteau Greenway, you’re missing out on one of the most exciting developments planned in St. Louis.

Take Parking Away From Treasurer’s Office

By Steve Patterson | Jan 3, 2018

Former St. Louis treasurer Larry Williams reminds me of a small town version of New York's Robert Moses (1888-1981), using the state legislature to give him money and power while also remaining free of oversight.

How Much Do People in Missouri Bicycle?

By Brent Hugh | Dec 6, 2017

How much do people in Missouri bicycle? Is the amount of bicycling in Missouri growing? How to Missouri communities compare with other U.S. cities and with major cities of the world?

TEXAS

The One Little Rule That Decides Where Austin’s Towers Build Parking

By Dan Keshet | Jan 2, 2018

Not every tower in downtown Austin looks exactly the same, but there is one defining characteristic that describes almost all of them: parking. Most towers rest on top of what they call in the industry a parking plinth, the tower base where folks store their cars.

Remembering Pedestrian Pete

By Leah Binkovitz | Dec 13, 2017

Irascible, ornery, unconventional, Pedestrian Pete pushed Houston to be better and embrace walkable urbanism.

Harvey to Be a Turning Point for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development in Houston

By Raj Mankad | Dec 7, 2017

Rendering of New Hope Housing project on Harrisburg. Courtesy: GSMA.The urban ambitions of our government leaders — so easy to dismiss in the past as nice words with no budget — may get a serious infusion of funds because of Harvey. The Texas delegation that Governor Abbott took to Washington D.C. lobbied for $61 billion beyond what the state already expects to receive from […]