A Bike Bell That Maps Where Cyclists Feel Unsafe and Pings the Mayor
London cyclists who encounter stressful, dangerous conditions can crowdsource a map of weaknesses in the city's bike network by simply tapping button on their handlebars. Brandon G. Donnelly at Architect This City has more:
June 16, 2016
Walkable Cities Are More Affordable Than You Think – We Need More of Them
People living in walkable cities may have high housing costs, but they also tend to have low transportation costs and better access to jobs, according to a new study from Smart Growth America [PDF].
June 15, 2016
Philly Advocates Rally to Demand 30 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes
Philly residents can't wait any longer for safe bikeways. Yesterday, at a rally in the central city, dozens of people gathered to demand 30 miles of protected bike lanes, and soon.
June 15, 2016
Goodbye to the Era of Big Infrastructure?
Despite the occasional feature story about America's "infrastructure crisis" and the campaign platforms for increased investment, the "era of big infrastructure is over," argues University of Minnesota engineering professor David Levinson at the Transportist.
June 14, 2016
Texas DOT Seems Open to a Downtown Dallas Highway Removal
Will Texas embrace a model of mobility that works well for cities, instead of tearing them up with wider highways?
June 13, 2016
New Jersey May Finally Do the Responsible Thing and Raise the Gas Tax
For a long time now, New Jersey politicians -- first and foremost Governor Chris Christie -- have been playing a high stakes game of chicken with transportation funds, doing practically anything to avoid raising the gas tax. Only one other state in the nation has a lower fuel tax than New Jersey. Thanks to inflation, drivers pay less and less for the roads, but transit riders are paying as much as they ever have following a fare hike last year.
June 13, 2016
Car Dependence and the Troubling Rise of Subprime Auto Loans
There have been warning signs about the growth in subprime auto loans for years now. But the issue got some very high-profile attention last week when JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon raised concerns that there may be a bubble in the auto lending market.
June 10, 2016
Many Americans Live Near Transit, But Few Live Close to Good Transit
This chart tells an eye-opening story about access to transit in the United States. Using the new data tool AllTransit, TransitCenter dug into who has access to transit in American cities, making a crucial distinction between residents near any transit whatsoever and residents with access to convenient, frequently running service.
June 10, 2016
The Grassroots Triumph Over a Ruinous Highway Plan for Charleston
Highway opponents in Charleston, South Carolina, "beat Goliath." That's how the Post and Courier described the finale of a long grassroots campaign to stop the extension of I-526 into Johns Island and James Island.
June 8, 2016
Blaming Jaywalkers and Drunk Pedestrians Lets the Real Culprits Off the Hook
New Mexico was recently named the deadliest state for walking by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Something's got to change, but what? Well, the Albuquerque Journal ran a front page article blaming the state's terrible safety record mostly on "jaywalking" and "drunk pedestrians."
June 8, 2016