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After Countings Cars for Ages, Dallas Starts to Count Walkers and Bikers
They say "what you measure is what you get," and for the first time, the North Central Texas Council of Governments is measuring walking and biking activity in the Dallas region, reports Brandon Formby at the Dallas Morning News' Transportation Blog.
May 2, 2016
Owners of Big Parking Lots Have to Pay More in Northeast Ohio
Impermeable surfaces like parking lots are terrible for the environment in several ways, including the water pollution that results when stormwater runoff causes sewer systems to overflow. In Ohio, the state's highest court recently upheld a fee on parking lots to help mitigate the damage to water quality.
April 29, 2016
Take a Moment to Appreciate the Absolute Enormity of This Interchange
Every once in a while you have to step back and gape at the sheer scale of the highway interchanges America has built smack in the middle of our cities.
April 28, 2016
When Homeowners Near Good Transit Refuse to Share the Neighborhood
This video from the Minneapolis-based satirical site Wedge LIVE sends up the not-in-my-backyard resistance to infill development that could help alleviate the shortage of affordable housing affecting a growing number of American cities.
April 27, 2016
Around Houston, a Million People Want to Live in a Walkable Place But Don’t
Every so often someone (usually Joel Kotkin) tries to make the case that the rapid growth of Houston, as opposed to say, Chicago, is evidence that Americans love sprawl.
April 26, 2016
This Week: Make the Myrtle-Wyckoff Intersection Safe for People
Two years ago, hundreds of people gathered at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue on the Ridgewood-Bushwick border to remember 23-year-old Ella Bandes, who was killed by a turning MTA bus driver there in 2013, and call for a safer street design.
April 25, 2016
Drain the Great Lakes to Fuel Sprawl? Not So Fast
Governors of the states surrounding the Great Lakes are considering a water policy case with big implications for land development throughout the Midwest.
April 25, 2016
Tell the Feds: Don’t Turn City Streets Into Highways
Will the Obama administration prod state DOTs to abandon the destructive practice of widening roads and highways, or will it further entrench policies that have hollowed out cities and towns, increased traffic and car dependence, and made America a world leader in carbon pollution?
April 22, 2016
Fake Jaywalking Tickets for Kids: A Sad Reflection of Our Awful Streets
Who is responsible for the safety of kids on the street?
April 21, 2016
Philly Mayor: Tax Soda to Pay for Bikeways
Here's an idea whose time has come: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has proposed a tax on soda and other sugary drinks that contribute to obesity and poor health, and using the money to pay for public improvements, including bike trails.
April 20, 2016