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Seattle Cut Car Commuting Downtown While Adding 60,000 Jobs
From 2010 to 2017, downtown Seattle added 60,000 jobs. Over the same time period, the number of solo car commuters into the city's central business district dropped by 4,500, or 9 percent, according to a new report from Commute Seattle.
February 15, 2018
Suburban Segregationist Brooks Patterson Breaks Up Detroit’s Hard-Won Transit Coalition
Representing the region's primarily white northern suburbs, Patterson is blocking a transit measure that would improve job access for black Detroiters.
February 13, 2018
Philadelphia’s Boulevard of Death
Roosevelt runs through one of the nation's biggest cities, but six miles of the street don't even have sidewalks. Instead, every design cue drivers encounter urges them to speed.
February 12, 2018
Evidence From Boston That Uber Is Making Traffic Worse
Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are exacerbating rush-hour traffic jams in Boston, according to new research by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
February 8, 2018
The Koch Brothers Want to Keep Nashville Mired in Traffic
"Americans for Prosperity," the primary weapon in the Koch brothers' right-wing activist arsenal, is mounting a campaign to defeat Nashville's ambitious transit ballot measure.
February 2, 2018
How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing
After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.
February 1, 2018
Dockless Bike-Share Is Leading a Stunning Cycling Comeback in China
Cycling rates have doubled in Chinese cities since the advent of dockless bike-share systems.
January 30, 2018
China’s Investment in Subways Puts the U.S. to Shame
China is currently in the midst of the most ambitious subway construction boom the world has ever seen.
January 18, 2018
Portland Will Reduce Residential Speed Limits to 20 MPH
To improve traffic safety and make streets more welcoming for walking and biking, Portland will lower speed limits on nearly all of its residential streets to 20 miles per hour.
January 18, 2018
Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road
If you don't have access to a car, it can be hard to get to work in sprawled out America. The wait for the bus might be long, and you might have to transfer at least once, and then there's often a final cruel barrier: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.
January 17, 2018
