Should Seattle Extend Its Streetcar?
Like other cities that have built low-ridership streetcars, Seattle is facing a choice: keep throwing money at a mode of transportation that hasn't paid off, or stick with it in the hopes that more people will ride routes that connect more places.
July 2, 2018
Federal Safety Officials Knew SUV Design Kills Pedestrians and Didn’t Act
A 2015 NHTSA report reviewed a range of research showing that people are two to three times more likely to be killed when struck by an SUV than by a typical passenger car.
June 29, 2018
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
Asheville has a plan to salvage part of its city from a highway. But North Carolina DOT wants to rush forward with a highway rebuild without committing to that plan.
June 28, 2018
The Story of “Micro Transit” Is Consistent, Dismal Failure
Real world experience has proven that diverting resources to "micro transit" is not a recipe to improve transit or increase ridership.
June 26, 2018
Larry Hogan’s Highway Building Binge Threatens to Force Hundreds of People From Their Homes
Uprooting economically vulnerable people to make room for roads isn't a relic of the 1960s -- it's alive and well in Maryland in 2018.
June 22, 2018
Surprise Attack on Phoenix Light Rail Expansion Reeks of Koch Brother Interference
The 11th-hour opposition campaign seeks to stop a project supported by 75 percent of neighborhood residents just three years ago.
June 21, 2018
Why Affordable Housing Is So Important for Development Near Transit
What happens when you build housing around transit, but it's not affordable to the people who ride transit the most?
June 20, 2018
Global Business Press Impresario Keith Crain Pens Epic Anti-Bike Screed
Keith Crain, chief executive of Crain Communications, saw some bike lanes and wants you to know that he's very mad.
June 19, 2018
Making Traffic Signals Fair for Pedestrians
Traffic engineering conventions deprive people on foot of sufficient time to cross the street. We should change that.
June 19, 2018
Boston Makes Its Bus Lane Experiment Permanent
Bus travel times dropped 20 to 25 percent during the morning rush thanks to the Washington Street bus lane, the city reports.
June 8, 2018
