Month: January 2013
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January 10, 2013
What Does It Mean That LaHood Isn’t On the Second-Term List? Nothing.
A White House official yesterday named three Cabinet members who are staying on for Obama's second term and set off a firestorm of speculation about those he didn't name -- among them, Ray LaHood.
January 10, 2013
The Diminishing Returns of Highway Building
Today on the Streetsblog Network, David Levinson at the Transportationist presents some interesting explanations about why so much American road building is a poor use of funds:
January 10, 2013
Will CPMC Pick Up the Slack for Street Safety in the Neglected Tenderloin?
Despite living in one of the city's densest residential neighborhoods with one of the lowest rates of car ownership, Tenderloin residents have endured some of San Francisco's most dangerous streets for walking since traffic engineers turned most of them into one-way, high-speed motorways in the 1960s.
January 9, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Parking Enforcement Needed in Fell Street Bike Lane
Since the Fell Street buffered bike lane was partially implemented in November, drivers have continued to block it. Mostly, they seem to be customers using Bank of America's sidewalk ATM and truck drivers from Ted and Al's Towing.
January 9, 2013
Thanks to Everyone Who Gave to Streetsblog and Streetfilms in 2012
On behalf of the staff of Streetsblog and Streetfilms I’d like to extend a warm thank you to everyone who donated to our year-end pledge drive. Reader support is what keeps us going, and this year everyone contributed in a big way.
January 9, 2013
$450 Billion in Federal Subsidies Tilt U.S. Real Estate Market Toward Sprawl
Real estate in the United States, it turns out, isn't really guided by "the invisible hand" of the free market.
January 9, 2013
The Practical Genius of Old American Main Streets
It can be such a pleasure to stroll down a street that was was developed in the first part of the 20th Century, or earlier. More often than not, these places are walkable, pedestrian-scaled, and filled with storefronts. Why is it so hard for modern developers to create places like these?
January 9, 2013