USA

Study: Walmart, Fast Food Sites Pose High Risk to Pedestrians

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 20, 2018

Planners need to pay special attention to pedestrian safety by discount stores and fast food restaurants, according to new research on crashes.

Car Culture Cements Suburban Unsustainability

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 19, 2018

Despite their growing diversity, suburban dwellers share a dependence on cars that makes them resistant to attempts at urbanization.

Portland Will Grow — But Without Adding Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 16, 2018

The city plans to add 2 percent of street space in the central city for bus and bike lanes, increasing carrying capacity 60 percent.

NYC

NYPD Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2018

Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?

Ignore the NIMBYs and See Sunnyside’s Bike Lanes in Action

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2018

One day after 150 pro-parking cranks rallied in Sunnyside to protest safer roadways in their neighborhood, Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. posted a counterpoint: the city's Safer Skillman plan in action.

Blame State DOT for the Slushy Mess on the West Side Greenway This Morning

By David Meyer | Nov 16, 2018

The state's overbuilt response to last year's vehicular terrorist attack on the West Side Greenway has made the nation's most popular bike path nearly impassible during snow storms like the one on Thursday.

LA

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

New from StreetFilms: Los Angeles: The Great American Transit Experiment

By Joe Linton | Oct 9, 2018

StreetFilms and TransitCenter explore L.A. transit successes and issues, and question what is needed to make transit better serve the county's future

CHICAGO

Study: Transit is Key to Attracting Businesses

By John Greenfield | Nov 13, 2018

The report also underscores the importance of getting the business community to support more funding for public transportation.

Men, Let’s Make Transportation Less Crummy for Women

By John Greenfield | Nov 8, 2018

Women and gender-nonconforming folks shared advice on simple ways guys can help make public space safer, more comfortable, and less annoying.

What Will Illinois’ Blue Wave Mean for Sustainable Transportation?

By John Greenfield | Nov 8, 2018

Advocates and experts say theyre optimistic that the Pritzker administration will create a new revenue source for transportation infrastructure.

SF

Survivors of Traffic Violence Remember

By Roger Rudick | Nov 19, 2018

Families urge city leaders to say "crash" not "accident" at this year's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

More on Smoke, Bikes on Caltrain, and BART Tunnels for this Weekend Roundup

By Roger Rudick | Nov 16, 2018

Lots of news items on this Friday. First, the smoky conditions show no signs of abating, so another reminder to use a mask and be careful out there. Along those lines: Transit Agencies Offer Free Service: To help people avoid long, strenuous walks or bike rides in this toxic air, Mayor Breed has instructed Muni […]

Due to Gentrification Concerns BART to Put 24th/Mission Bike-Share Dock at Library

By Roger Rudick | Nov 15, 2018

After a contentious vote, board approves a bike share location near but not at train station

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

Media Blitz from Oil Industry Tries to Stoke Fears About “High Gas Prices”

By Melanie Curry | Nov 15, 2018

Huge banner ads in the LA Times and other outlets proclaim that “unelected state regulators” are circumventing the law and raising gas prices

Berkeley Schools Consider a Sustainability Plan

By Melanie Curry | Nov 15, 2018

Why aren't more school districts thinking about these issues? And why is it taking so long?

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Grants Now Available

By Melanie Curry | Nov 8, 2018

$395 million is available from cap-and-trade for affordable housing near transit, plus bike, pedestrian, transit projects

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 […]