USA

Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate

By Kea Wilson | Feb 13, 2020

If you believe in breaking car culture, you won't find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it.

Talking Headways Podcast: Unnecessary Literature Reviews, Part II

By Jeff Wood | Feb 13, 2020

David Levinson talks about the politics of research journals and his new book, "The 30 Minute City."

Why We Should Be Even More Nervous About AVs

By Kea Wilson | Feb 12, 2020

Eighty-five percent of Americans are concerned about sharing the road with still-untested autonomous cars. But perfecting the tech may not be enough to make AVs safer.

NYC

After Years of Neglect, Bike Corral Program Is Back

By Eve Kessler | Feb 14, 2020

A once-bustling program says it is taking applications. Warning: Installation can take a long time.

DOT’s Citi Bike Expansion Squeezes Bronx, Manhattan Pedestrians

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 14, 2020

"There's an emphasis to put docks on sidewalks," said Erwin Figueroa of TA.

‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Passes — With No Help from Reckless Driver Paul Vallone

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 11, 2020

After the vote, Vallone got into his Dodge muscle car with the vanity plate PAVLAW — a car slapped with 26 moving violations since March, 2014.

LA

A Pitch-Perfect Response to Peloton

By Joe Linton | Dec 23, 2019

Curbed's editor nails it! Bike-share can really open up your world!

Friends, Family March for Justice for Woon, Pen Personal Messages Asking for Change

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 16, 2019

"Whenever I ride, I think if I'll make it back to see my mom wake up or to have dinner. Put yourself in our shoes."

USC’s Public Safety Officers Tackle, Traumatize Woman for Hugging Tree on Sorority’s Lawn

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 7, 2019

"How is USC going to make it right?"

CHICAGO

How Aldermen Can Reduce Transportation Emissions

By John Greenfield | Feb 13, 2020

This week a City Council committee passed a resolution calling for urgent access on the climate crisis. They should put there money where there mouth is when it comes to reducing driving-related pollution.

Trying to see every driver as a potential sustainable transportation user

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 10, 2020

How a recent angry exchange with a motorist made me rethink my strategy for promoting walking, biking, and transit.

After Scandal, IL Lawmakers Propose Ban on Red-Light Cams

By John Greenfield | Feb 7, 2020

The guilty plea of Illinois state senator Martin Sandoval shows that reforms are needed. But data shows that if lawmakers ban RLCs across the state, more people will die in crashes.

SF

Pedestrian Severely Injured at 19th Avenue and Junipero Serra

By Roger Rudick | Feb 11, 2020

State highways continue to chalk up victims

Repeat After Me: Bike Lanes Don’t Cause Traffic

By Roger Rudick | Feb 7, 2020

SF Chron headline pits teachers against cyclists, but that's a steaming pile of scapegoating for failed transportation and housing policies

North Beach Wants Protected Bike Lanes

By Roger Rudick | Feb 7, 2020

And better bus service... and the kind of street transformations they've watched happened on the other side of Market Street

DENVER

Federal Bus Grants Are Just Too Damn Low

By Kea Wilson | Feb 3, 2020

Federal bus grants of $454.6 million sound like a lot...until you consider that it's for the whole country.

Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan Has a Lot to Like

By Kea Wilson | Jan 30, 2020

If you like your streets livable, your transit funded and your climate change addressed, there's a lot to like in the Democrats' infrastructure plan.

Few Car Buyers Consider Emissions At The Dealership

By Kea Wilson | Jan 29, 2020

So, yes, let's disincentivize the purchase of gas guzzlers — but let's also take back the transportation narrative once and for all.

CALIFORNIA

Senate Transportation Vice-Chair Says Active Transportation Projects Increase Emissions

By Melanie Curry | Feb 13, 2020

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), vice chair of the state Senate Transportation Committee, doesn’t seem to understand what active transportation projects are, who they benefit, or why California is investing in them. But that didn’t stop her from repeating specious claims that bike lanes increase emissions. “Maybe it’s something we need to kind of back […]

California’s Rebate Blind Spot: Electric Bikes

By Melanie Curry | Feb 10, 2020

It would be smart, and efficient, for California to provide incentives for people to purchase e-bikes

First Bill in Response to Speed Limit Study Includes Small Reform Steps

By Melanie Curry | Feb 7, 2020

A.B. 2121 is a very small first step toward reforming California's absurd speed limit laws

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 […]