Angie Schmitt
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How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting
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Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
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A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
Why Uber is a Slow-Motion Tragedy for Our Cities
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More congested cities. Weakened transit systems. To top it off, Uber lost $5.2 billion last quarter.
Minneapolis Just Banned Drive-Throughs
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Safer walking, cleaner air, less noise. Minneapolis hopes phasing out drive-throughs will help it meet its climate goals.
Salt Lake City May Create Free-Fare Transit
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Two mayoral candidates have plans to make transit free. And a new survey shows overwhelming public support.
Koch Brothers-Backed Group is Behind Assault on Phoenix Light Rail
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The Latino business owner who was the face of the campaign has quit, saying she was "used."
Autonomous Car Industry’s Frightening Vision for Cities
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Cattle gates for pedestrians in NYC. "Antiseptic cities." This is what auto industry officials tell the New York Times they envision for self-driving cars.
Study: Drivers Behave More Dangerously Around Women Cyclists
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Research finding that drivers pass women more closely may help explain why women express greater fears about cycling.
Baby Steps on Climate Responsibility in New Federal Transportation Bill
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A lot more money for highways. A little more money for bikes and bridge repair. But what else is in the new Transportation bill moving through Congress?
A Denver Newscaster’s Epic Takedown of Bike-Lane Nimbys
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Local news coverage of bike safety can be dreadful. So we’ve got to hand it to Kyle Clark of 9News in Denver. After a group of homeowners tried to halt the construction of a bike lane on South Marion Street, Clark responded with an appeal for compassion and reason, noting that a woman had been […]
Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster
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Thousands of Houstonians are in danger of losing their homes as the state of Texas proceeds with a massive, $7 billion plan to widen almost every highway in North and downtown Houston. Mass displacement, worsening air quality, wider segregation and more flooding are some of the outcomes experts are warning will result from the 25-mile […]
Better Bike Infrastructure Expands Economic Opportunity: Report
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In cities with good bike infrastructure, residents can access thousands of additional jobs on two wheels, a new study finds.