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Mayoral candidates weigh in on transportation at Safe Streets for All forum
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The event was organized by a coalition of advocacy organizations committed to ensuring all Chicagoans can safely traverse the city car-free, year-round.
‘It’s So Hard to Park’: Entitled Drivers Have Been Whining for 100 Years!
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It's time for a walk through history. It was never easy to park, so don't listen to today's whiners.
How Mayors Can Lead The Way to a Sustainable Transportation Future (Hint: Listen to John Bauters)
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On today's episode of The Brake, though, we spoke with Mayor John Bauters of Emeryville, Calif., who's making massive progress to make streets safer, greener and more equitable in his small town — and sharing lessons in leadership that can scale to even the biggest cities.
Eyes on the Street: Hellscape on Hesperian
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Alameda County's Hesperian Boulevard Project in San Lorenzo is a sop pretending to be a multi-modal, safety project
Here’s how mayoral candidates can oppose traffic cams without being irresponsible
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If Chicago mayoral candidates don't like automated enforcement, that's fine – as long as they have a realistic alternative proposal for preventing traffic deaths.
Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law
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Where many suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new rules will require new zoning districts "of reasonable size," and generally within a half-mile of transit stops, where builders would be allowed to construct at least 15 homes per acre.