Parking Madness Final Four: Niagara Falls vs. Louisville
Only three cities are left in the running for the Golden Crater in Parking Madness 2016. Today's matchup will determine which insane parking will take on Federal Way, Washington, in the championship match.
April 5, 2016
DC Used to Fly the Skull and Cross-Bones to Mark Each Traffic Death
My, how things change.
April 5, 2016
Parking Madness Final Four: Federal Way vs. Dallas
Villanova is taking on UNC tonight, but the main event is here on Streetsblog, with the first Final Four match of Parking Madness 2016.
April 4, 2016
Associated Press Cautions Journalists That Crashes Aren’t Always “Accidents”
The Associated Press has tweaked its guidance for journalists about when to call traffic collisions "accidents."
April 4, 2016
What If We Measure Streets for Walking the Way We Measure Streets for Cars?
"What you measure is what you get," the saying goes. In transportation, the dominant metrics are all about moving motor vehicle traffic, so America has built a transportation network that moves a lot of cars. Our streets may be dangerous, expensive, and inefficient, but they do process huge volumes of motor vehicles.
April 4, 2016
Even Places With No Congestion Are Widening Highways
For every transportation agency trying to innovate and update policies for the 21st century, there are several thoughtlessly widening highways like it's still 1956.
April 4, 2016
Parking Madness Elite Eight: Wilkes-Barre vs. Louisville
The final spot in the Final Four is up for grabs today, as we conclude the second week of the 2016 Parking Madness tournament. So far, parking craters in Dallas, Niagara Falls, and Federal Way, Washington have advanced to this elite stage of the competition.
April 1, 2016
Citing Safety Problems, Federal Officials Assume Control of San Jose Streets
When something goes wrong and people get hurt on a train, national transportation safety officials swoop in immediately to root out the source of risk and prevent future loss of life.
April 1, 2016
Parking Madness Elite Eight: Dallas vs. Muncie
We're down to six remaining contenders in this year's Parking Madness tournament after the grey expanse of Niagara Falls, New York, blew out the competition from Rutland, Vermont, claiming the second slot in the Final Four.
March 31, 2016
Did Portland’s New Parking Mandates Force Housing Costs Up?
There was a window a few years ago when Portland allowed developers to construct large apartment buildings without any parking. But even in Portland there's pressure to subsidize cars at the expense of housing affordability.
March 31, 2016