USA

Why City Sidewalks Still Miss the ADA Mark

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2021

People with mobility challenges in Baltimore, Md. are celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act this week by filing a lawsuit demanding their city actually follow the historic law — and communities across the country could be the target of similar lawsuits soon.

National ‘Vision Zero’ Resolution Is Introduced

By Streetsblog | Jul 28, 2021

As an epidemic of traffic deaths surges nationwide, Vision Zero finally is finally gaining traction in Congress.

Advocates Call for Action on Biden’s Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Jul 27, 2021

The Senate may be on the brink of slashing the nation’s core transit funding at a moment when many hoped the mode would finally get its due — unless advocates speak out.

NYC

What New Yorkers Can Learn From Seoul

By Philip Mark Plotch | Jul 28, 2021

The subway and streets of the Korean capital hold many lessons for Gotham.

Around and a Roundy: The Grinch Who’d Steal Outdoor Dining

By Streetsblog | Jul 27, 2021

Want your restaurant streets? You'd better speak up, says our editorial columnist.

New York Jets Coach Greg Knapp Killed by Driver, Media Calls It an ‘Accident’

By Kea Wilson | Jul 26, 2021

The death of the beloved assistant coach has sparked an outpouring among football fans and outrage among street-safety advocates.

LA

About that Bus Shelter Tweet: Street Services’ Demo Draws Attention to Sorry State of L.A. Bus Stops

By Damien Newton | Jul 23, 2021

Earlier today, a tweet from Metro in support of the Bureau of Street Services’ pop-ups on potential bus shelter designs featuring the above image quickly drew a lot of, er, shade. What about when more than two people are waiting for the bus? https://t.co/nwzwnm9zCM — TransitCenter (@TransitCenter) July 22, 2021 People across the twittersphere dunked […]

Autistic Man Shot Within 83 Seconds of First Contact by LASD: Why Is this Still Happening?

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 8, 2021

Eighty-three seconds. That’s how much time passed between the moment deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) first stood at the door of the Cudahy home of Isaias Cervantes, a 25-year-old autistic man who is hard of hearing and suffering from depression and anxiety, and the firing of the shot that may have […]

Environmental Protection Agency Nixes Metro and Caltrans’ Current Plan for Expanding Lower 710 Freeway

By Joe Linton | May 4, 2021

Dealing a blow to Metro's effort to fast-track expansion of the lower 710 Freeway, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated that Metro follow air quality laws.

CHICAGO

Transit association says CTA was the agency that best coped with COVID-19 challenges

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2021

Did the CTA deserve APTA's award as the transit agency that best dealt with the massive headwinds of the pandemic?

Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Edgewater

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021

The project, which involves relocating much of the on-street parking, will also make Clark safer and more pleasant to walk on.

CDOT Plan Promotes Racial Justice, Equity

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021

During the last decade, we've seen a number of of CDOT plans that only saw a fraction of the strategies actually implemented. Here's hoping that the Strategic Plan for Transportation will be different.

SF

L.A. Times Needs To Stop High-Speed Gaslighting

By Roger Rudick | Jul 26, 2021

Once again, the L.A. Times's most irresponsible reporter repeats battery train blather

Eyes on the Street: OakDOT Does Ped Improvements on Market, San Pablo

By Roger Rudick | Jul 21, 2021

Where there was paint and posts, now there is concrete

Lessons from Delft, an Urban Ideal

By Roger Rudick | Jul 14, 2021

Two North American transplants talk about mental health, equity, bikes... and how their new home of Delft gets it right

DENVER

Commentary: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado

By Streetsblog Denver | May 4, 2021

Colorado's wowntowns, main streets, and the urban arterials that have become so many of our main streets should be vibrant community centers, but people need to feel safe accessing them, no matter how they get there.

Commentary: Best Foot Forward

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 26, 2021

Dear Denver: We met on Walk Score. Hello, again. I’m the woman who was looking to move from a mountain town of 450 people to you – you with public transportation and a large public library system and the symphony and museums and movie theaters and neighborhoods to walk.

Commentary: 100 Years of School Safety Patrol Coming to Denver

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 21, 2021

This guest commentary is by Cassie Tanner, Deputy Director of Public Affairs for AAA Colorado. You can connect with Cassie on Twitter @CassStenstrom and on LinkedIn. At AAA Colorado, we are proud partners in Vision Zero initiatives in Denver and across Colorado, and we’re even prouder to promote safe, non-automotive mobility whenever we can. After […]

CALIFORNIA

Update: E-bike Incentives Are Funded, Policy Bill Will Add Equity Guidelines

By Melanie Curry | Jul 9, 2021

$10 million has been set aside in the state budget to help people in California buy e-bikes. An accompanying policy bill, A.B. 117, will contain rules to make sure the money goes to people who need it most.

Budget Talks Hold Active Transportation Funds Hostage

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2021

While no one will say, it might be a part of stalled negotiations on High Speed Rail

Editorial: Own it, L.A. Politicians–You’re Trying to Kill California’s Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Jun 30, 2021

Three of L.A.'s supposedly 'environmentalist' politicians just signed a letter proving once and for all that they want HSR dead in its tracks

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 […]