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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
Schools, Streets, and the Deadly Negligence of State DOTs
Here is a truly heartbreaking story about the price we pay for prioritizing cars over people on our streets.
April 19, 2016
This Week: 31st Ave. Bike Route, Citi Bike Expansion in Brooklyn
Update: This vote has been postponed. Tomorrow, Queens Community Board 1 will decide whether to endorse a DOT plan for the beginnings of an east-west bike route, consisting of bike lanes and sharrows, on 31st Avenue. This phase would run between Vernon Boulevard and the BQE, with a second phase extending to the Flushing Bay Promenade.
April 18, 2016
Louisville’s New Goal: Reduce Driving
Louisville isn't known as a transit-rich, bikeable city, but it is drafting a blueprint to change that. Move Louisville, the region's new long-term transportation plan, envisions a future with less driving and more active transportation.
April 18, 2016
The Big Shakeup at America’s Transit Agency Trade Group
In a blockbuster development, New York's MTA has withdrawn from membership in APTA, the industry organization representing American transit agencies.
April 15, 2016
Annual Bike-Share Passes Now Cost Just $5 for Low-Income D.C. Residents
Cities all over the country have been experimenting with ways to make bike-share service accessible to people who don't have a credit card and about $100 to drop all at once on an annual membership.
April 14, 2016
A Big Opportunity to Reform the Vicious Cycle of Highway Expansion
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx made headlines recently with a speech about how America needs to rethink its approach to urban highways. But U.S. DOT's influence is limited. States have the real power when it comes spending federal transportation funds, however, and a lot of states are still stuck in the cycle of addressing traffic congestion by widening highways, which generates more traffic, and the cycle repeats ad infinitum.
April 13, 2016
Mapping the Cost of Sprawl for Low-Income Workers
How do highways and greenfield development exacerbate inequality?
April 12, 2016