USA

Miami’s Mindless Highway Addiction Gets the Mockery It Deserves

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 18, 2018

A 15-mile highway extension would bring sprawl to the edge of the Everglades and drain resources that could be used for transit.

Talking Headways Podcast: The New Atlanta Way

By Jeff Wood | Jun 18, 2018

This week's guest is Odetta MacLeish White of the TransFormation Alliance in Atlanta. Tune in for a lively discussion about displacement pressures along the BeltLine, the history of segregation in planning, and big changes in advocacy and equity in the Atlanta region.

Boston Makes Its Bus Lane Experiment Permanent

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 8, 2018

Bus travel times dropped 20 to 25 percent during the morning rush thanks to the Washington Street bus lane, the city reports.

NYC

Go Ahead — Take a Ride on the Park Row Bikeway

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2018

After years of limited public access, the Park Row project will improve north-south bike trips under the Brooklyn Bridge, and will link the bridge and Chinatown.

Eight Essential Charts and Maps From NYC DOT’s New Mobility Report

By Ben Fried | Jun 15, 2018

The topline numbers scream for congestion pricing and the rapid implementation of NYCT chief Andy Byford's Fast Forward transit plan.

Mythbusters: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Didn’t Do in Ben’s Best Deli

By Ben Fried | Jun 14, 2018

Blame the punishing economics of running a kosher meat emporium in 2018, not the Queens Boulevard bike lane.

LA

LAPD Announces Arrests in Hit-and-Runs that Killed Frederick Frazier and Injured Quatrell Stallings

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 8, 2018

"There is no human language to describe the pain."

Long-Awaited Watts Skate and BMX Park Takes Significant Step Forward

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 5, 2018

At the Watts Gang Task Force meeting Monday morning in Watts, Councilmember Joe Buscaino announced that he had finally secured the necessary $925,000 in funds and a location for a combination skate and BMX bike park that the community has been waiting for for at least a decade. [If you can’t see the video, click here.] […]

Eyes on the Street: Left Turn Safety Improvements at 4th and Hill in DTLA

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2018

New LADOT safety improvements at 4th and Hill help drivers make legal, safer left turns

CHICAGO

Plenty of Good Chicago Bikeway Projects Will Be Built in 2018

By John Greenfield | Jun 14, 2018

The list includes several miles of neighborhood greenways

CPD: Police Are Using Bike Ticketing to Make Gun and Drug Arrests in Communities of Color

By Igor Studenkov | Jun 8, 2018

A police rep had previously denied that bike citations were a pretense for stop-and-frisk.

Evanston’s Fountain Square Rehab and Road Diet Is Creating a Great Public Space

By Shaun Jacobsen | May 29, 2018

The suburb converted a road median and excess travel lanes to an attractive new plaza, and more improvements are in the works.

SF

Advocates React to London Breed’s Election

By Roger Rudick | Jun 14, 2018

It was a tough race, but yesterday candidate Mark Leno finally conceded to London Breed. “As mayor, I will create more housing and help those struggling with homelessness, drug addiction, and mental illness get the support and services they need,” wrote Breed in a tweet about her victory. Speaking of housing, nobody in the urbanist/safe and […]

San Francisco Gets ‘Vision Zero’ Street Sweepers

By Roger Rudick | Jun 13, 2018

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. San Francisco has purchased its first three ‘Vision Zero’ street sweepers. These new sweepers, as pictured above, are smaller than normal and […]

Petition for Bike Space on Caltrain’s Electrics

By Roger Rudick | Jun 12, 2018

When Caltrain finishes modernizing, there may be even fewer places for bike storage.

DENVER

Denver Public Works Clearing a Path for Dockless Bike-Share, Scooter-Share Companies

By David Sachs | Jun 18, 2018

The rules are still in development, but the city says companies will be able to apply for permits on June 29.

It Worked: Readers Take Over CDOT’s Victim-Blaming #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs Campaign

By David Sachs | Jun 15, 2018

Streetsblog readers from all over the country hijacked CDOT's #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs hashtag on Twitter, overwhelming the stale, refuted message that people walking and biking somehow bear the same responsibility on public as people operating multi-ton killing machines while surfing the internet.

Denver Should Take a Page From Minneapolis on Complete Streets Policy

By David Sachs | Jun 14, 2018

If Denver City Council and Mayor Michael Hancock gave firm directives to improve walking, biking, and transit, Denver Public Works would have to listen.

CALIFORNIA

OCTA Board Approves Budget with No Bus Service Cuts for Coming Year

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 14, 2018

OCTA plans to improve its transit service--but also to widen roads in the name of "congestion relief."

Not Exactly One Bill to Rule Them All

By Melanie Curry | Jun 13, 2018

Cities around the state are trying to figure out how to regulate e-scooters, and a state bill aims for consistent basic safety rules.

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 […]