USA

Philly’s Most Dangerous Roads are in Poor Areas

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 14, 2018

About half of the city's most-dangerous streets are in low-income and/or neighborhoods of color, a new analysis finds.

One the the Nation’s ‘Sorriest’ Bus Stops Gets Upgrade

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 14, 2018

It's still no beauty, but Suffolk County's appearance in the Elite Eight of our annual "Sorry Bus Stop" contest inspired local officials into action. You're welcome, Islip.

Why the U.S. Leads the Developed World on Traffic Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 13, 2018

There are lots of reasons. But a new report makes one thing is clear: Our safety laws are much weaker than peer nations.

NYC

SEE IT! Hero Cop Does Job — And Gives Rogue Cabbie the Business

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 14, 2018

Who is Officer So — and can she be promoted?

Op-Ed: StreetsPAC Wants City’s Sanitation Overhaul to Go Further

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 12, 2018

The political action committee supports the city’s proposed Commercial Waste Zone plan, but wants waste-hauling zones to be reserved for a single carter.

Five Questions With An Expert Studying NYC’s Car-Share Pilot

By David Meyer | Dec 12, 2018

Is New York City's car-share pilot working? In one short — and very premature — word: yes.

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

A Tale of Two Communities: Views on Transportation in Humboldt Park and Evanston

By Lynda Lopez | Dec 13, 2018

A new study of attitudes towards biking, walking, and transit in these communities underscores the importance of considering local contexts when making transportation policy.

Why Was Active Trans Snubbed From J.B. Pritzker’s Infrastructure Committee?

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2018

The group’s stances against road expansion and for more bike-walk funding may have been a factor.

With No Risk of Voter Backlash, Emanuel Makes a Sensible Call for a State Gas Tax Hike

By John Greenfield | Dec 11, 2018

Today Emanuel spoke in favor of a for a 20 to 30 percent increase in the Illinois gas tax, which has been stuck at 19 cents since 1991, to fund transit, roads, and bridges.

SF

BART Howl Becoming a Whisper?

By Roger Rudick | Dec 14, 2018

Streetsblog rides "Fleet of the Future" through Transbay for a true test of noise insulation

M Ocean View Improvements Still Put Cars First

By Roger Rudick | Dec 13, 2018

Upgraded signals are supposed to let trains get priority at traffic signals, but Streetsblog found that Muni continues to wait

Editorial: Temescal Vote Tests Core Values

By Roger Rudick | Dec 11, 2018

Is a human in a car equal to a human on foot, on bike, or on public transportation?

DENVER

David Sachs Made Streetsblog Denver a Success

By David Sachs | Oct 5, 2018

Today is my last day at Streetsblog Denver.

CDOT Aims to Widen I-25 in Denver Soon, with Long-Term Sights Set on More Highway Changes Through Urban Core

By David Sachs | Oct 4, 2018

The Colorado Department of Transportation turns its attention to Denver's other interstate now that a wider I-70 through minority neighborhoods is en route.

Motorists Killed Three People Walking in Denver

By David Sachs | Oct 2, 2018

Drivers ended the lives of three people walking in Denver between September 24 and October 1, making it the deadliest eight-day span for pedestrians all year.

CALIFORNIA

Sacramento City Council Passes a Citywide TOD Ordinance

By Melanie Curry | Dec 13, 2018

City removes required parking minimums and restricts car-oriented uses near its light rail stations.

Sacramento Is Reworking its Bus Network

By Melanie Curry | Dec 13, 2018

Sacramento transit planners asked residents about their needs and preferences, and discussed the trade-offs. Now they've put out a draft proposal for a new, higher-frequency bus network.

Early Legislative Roundup: A New Session Begins

By Melanie Curry | Dec 7, 2018

Some bills introduced in the new session's first week provide a glimpse into what legislators are thinking about, and what issues they plan to work on over the next two years.

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 […]