Parking Madness Elite Eight: Rutland vs. Niagara Falls
Every year Streetsblog asks readers to judge the Parking Madness competition -- your votes winnow down 16 parking scars in a single-elimination tournament until we crown the "Golden Crater."
March 30, 2016
Anthony Foxx Wants to Repair the Damage Done By Urban Highways
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is offering a surprisingly honest appraisal of America's history of road construction this week, with a high-profile speaking tour that focuses on the damage that highways caused in black urban neighborhoods.
March 30, 2016
Protected Bike Lanes Could Be Coming to Detroit’s Main Drag
Surely and steadily, biking is on the upswing in Detroit. Thousands of people turn out for "Slow Roll" social rides, a cultural event that exposes more people to the possibilities of cycling in the city. And the city has been adding bike lanes at an impressive clip.
March 30, 2016
Parking Madness Elite Eight: Washington vs. Federal Way
The parking crater pretenders are gone and the competition is heating up as we enter the second round of Streetsblog's fourth annual Parking Madness tournament. Eight echoing voids remain in the running for the Golden Crater.
March 29, 2016
If You’re Requiring Parking by Transit Stations, You’re Doing It Wrong
The city of Waterloo, Ontario, is in the process of building a new 12-mile light rail line called Ion Rapid Transit. Now the most pressing question is how to make it a success.
March 29, 2016
Parking Madness: Louisville vs. Troy
So far Streetsblog readers have voted on seven head-to-head matchups in our 2016 Parking Madness tournament. Soon we'll be down to the Elite Eight of parking craters. (You can still vote in the Long Beach vs. Muncie poll, which we're extending to account for the holiday weekend in California.) But first, there's one more pair of asphalt horrors in the running to win the coveted Golden Crater.
March 28, 2016
How Long Will Dallas Take to Make a Better Bus Network?
A lot of cities and transit agencies have been inspired by Houston's recent effort to overhaul its bus network with a grid of high-frequency routes. One of those cities is its neighbor to the north, Dallas.
March 28, 2016
Parking Madness: Long Beach vs. Muncie
We're approaching the end of the first round of Parking Madness, and boy, have we seen some catastrophic damage. After today, there are two more parking craters to reveal in this year's bracket.
March 25, 2016
Parking Madness: New York City vs. Wilkes-Barre
If there's one thing to take away from Parking Madness, it's that surface parking disasters have struck cities great and small, victimizing boomtowns and economically struggling places alike. Nowhere is immune.
March 24, 2016
True Story: Buying Transit Passes Is Cheaper Than Building Garages
Downtown Columbus, Ohio, is facing a parking crunch. But parking prices aren't high enough in this city to make garage construction a viable private investment. Faced with this situation, a lot of cities would pour a bunch of money into a big subsidized garage or two. But in Columbus, several officials have hit on a smarter idea: providing free transit passes to downtown workers.
March 24, 2016