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Portland Back on Top in Bicycling Magazine’s City Rankings
Minneapolis versus Portland: This is shaping up to be quite a rivalry.
May 21, 2012
What’s the Secret to World-Class Transit Systems? Congestion Pricing
Top transportation officials from three global cities -- London, Singapore and Stockholm -- shared their experiences in expanding the use of transit at a panel at the Regional Plan Association's annual conference last Friday. Eyeing those cities, it's easy for New Yorkers to get jealous.
April 30, 2012
Hoboken 2012: Bike Lanes Everywhere, Cycle Track and Bike-Share to Follow
By the end of this year, it's going to be very, very easy to bike around Hoboken.
April 25, 2012
San Francisco: Reclaiming Streets With Innovative Solutions
Tom Radulovich, the executive director of the local non-profit Livable City, describes the recent livable streets achievements in San Francisco as "tactical urbanism" -- using low-cost materials like paint and bollards to reclaim street space.
April 25, 2012
Visionary Transpo Bureaucrats, Part 4: Jay Primus and Rina Cutler
This is the fourth part in Streetsblog’s series profiling 11 officials who are bringing American cities and towns into the 21st century when it comes to transportation and planning policy. Read the earlier profiles in part one, part two, and part three.
April 19, 2012
Chicago Passes Huge Speed Camera Bill, So Why Can’t New York?
Yesterday, Chicago's Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance that would allow speeding enforcement cameras to blanket up to half the city. Here in New York, Deborah Glick's bill to allow up to a mere 40 speed cameras remains stuck in Albany limbo, with 24 co-sponsors in the Assembly but none in the State Senate. Can Chicago show New York City what it takes to prevent injuries and deaths by hold speeding motorists accountable?
April 19, 2012
Visionary Transpo Bureaucrats, Part 3: Joe Calabrese and Ryan Gravel
This is the third part in Streetsblog’s series profiling 11 officials who are bringing American cities and towns into the 21st century when it comes to transportation and planning policy. Read the earlier profiles in part one and part two.
April 18, 2012
London Mayoral Candidates Vie to Be the Most Bike-Friendly
Remember the Times of London's "Cities Fit for Cycling" campaign? Earlier this year one of the most prominent dailies in the UK pulled out all the stops to make bicycling safer in British cities, promoting a comprehensive policy platform. The campaign is for real: The Times is now getting London mayoral candidates on the record with their bike policy positions.
March 29, 2012
With a Boost From Bike-Share, Cycling Surges on Mexico City’s Mean Streets
This is the third in a series of reports about sustainable transportation policies in Mexico City. Last week, Streetsblog participated in a tour of the city led by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Previous installments covered pedestrian improvements and the city's new bus rapid transit system.
March 22, 2012