USA

Transit Ridership Slumping? Not in Canada.

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 23, 2018

It's not complicated: Canadian cities run better, more abundant transit service than American cities.

Lansing Is Your 2018 Parking Madness Champion!

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 20, 2018

Only one city (per year) can emerge victorious from the Parking Madness bracket and win the Golden Crater™. Our readers have spoken, and this year that city is Lansing, Michigan.

“I Can’t Be Quiet About This.” How a Grieving Mother Found Her Voice.

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 19, 2018

Since losing her son Dustin to a drunk driver, Kristi Finney has become one of the Portland region's most energetic and compelling advocates for traffic safety reforms.

NYC

MTA Unveils a Bus Turnaround Plan We Can Believe In

By David Meyer | Apr 23, 2018

After years of declining bus speeds that have repelled increasing numbers of people from the city's surface transit system, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for NYC bus riders.

Central Park Goes Car-Free Forever on June 27

By Ben Fried | Apr 20, 2018

The campaign for a car-free park has lasted more than half century and involved thousands of people. Today's historic announcement by Mayor de Blasio belongs to all of them.

Meet the Oonee Pod, Secure Bike Parking Designed to Be Flexible Enough for NYC

By Ben Fried | Apr 20, 2018

Co-founders Shabazz Stuart and Manuel Mansylla hope the Oonee Pod will become a fixture of New York City's public spaces. They unveiled their prototype Tuesday night.

LA

Move L.A. and Partners Float Vision2020 Electrification Sales Tax Proposal

By Joe Linton | Apr 20, 2018

Vision 2020 proposes a four-county sales tax to end air pollution and abate climate change

“The Car Culture That We Have Is Not Promoting Life”: Riders Remember Frederick “Woon” Frazier

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 17, 2018

As Young Riders Mourn, a Movement Begins to Coalesce

22-year-old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Manchester/Normandie; Driver Plows Through Mourners Corking Intersection to Protest Death

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 11, 2018

The images were a sobering reminder of how terrifyingly fragile the human body is when confronted by a multi-ton vehicle traveling at just about any speed.

CHICAGO

The Curb App Lets You Flag a Cab With the Ease of a Ride-Hailing Trip

By James Porter | Apr 9, 2018

If you appreciate the convenience of using ride-share occasionally, but don't like what the technology is doing to the taxi industry, the Curb app offers an alternative to Uber and Lyft.

What If We Give It Away? A Look at the Feasibility of Free CTA Service

By John Greenfield | Apr 5, 2018

Some Streetsblog readers scoffed at a recent proposal for free CTA service. But making transit free, or at least cheaper for low-income Chicagoans, could have major societal benefits.

Best Dockless Bike-Share Practices, According to Chicago Consultants

By Steven Vance | Apr 4, 2018

Dockless bike share doesn't have to be a disaster like in China or Amsterdam. A new report compares regulations across cities in the United States and how each city intends to deal with bikes on sidewalks, amongst other issues.

SF

Eyes on the Street: Work Starts on Phase II of the 8th Street Protected Bike Lane

By Roger Rudick | Apr 20, 2018

A city crew prepping for a bus-boarding island at ?????. All pics Streetsblog/Rudick unless indicated

A Sea-Bus Future for the Bay Area?

By Roger Rudick | Apr 19, 2018

"You're going to need a bigger boat," goes the famous line from Jaws. But maybe when it comes to transportation, the opposite is true.

Transit Housing Bill Dies in Committee

By Roger Rudick | Apr 18, 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. State Senator Scott Wiener’s transit housing bill, S.B. 827, was defeated by a six-to-four vote in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee yesterday. “While […]

DENVER

Last Week: 508 Car Crashes, Six Life-Changing Injuries on Denver’s Streets

By David Sachs | Apr 23, 2018

To track the extent of crashes and injuries, Streetsblog is launching a weekly traffic violence report.

Eyes on the Street: 19th and 20th Avenues Go Two-Way — Plus Protected Bike Lanes Uptown

By David Sachs | Apr 19, 2018

Denver Public Works repurposes a car lane for people on bikes. Grant and Logan streets will go two-way later this spring.

Bill to Standardize Bicycle “Safety Stop” Rules Across Colorado Awaits Hickenlooper’s Pen

By David Sachs | Apr 19, 2018

While the bill does not legalize the practice statewide, it does clear a significant barrier.

CALIFORNIA

Legislative Update: Tracking Some of California’s Housing Bills

By Jason Islas | Apr 17, 2018

The elephant in the housing legislation room is S.B. 827, but there are many other housing bills in the works.

City of San Diego Announces Commitment to Its First Vision Zero Improvements

By Melanie Curry | Apr 11, 2018

Fifteen dangerous intersections, identified by safety advocates, will get basic safety treatments

Bills to Watch: Transit Passes, Park Access, and Bikes on Buses

By Melanie Curry | Apr 10, 2018

The second year of the legislature's two-year cycle is moving into action, with deadlines looming in the next few months for bills to pass their committees. There is still a lot of negotiating and amending coming up, but here are a few bills to keep an eye on.

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 […]