Streetcars and Street Design
This morning on the Streetsblog Network, Yonah Freemark at The Transport Politic
talks about streetcar plans in Washington, D.C. Without better street
design, he argues, the capital's streetcars could end up mired in
traffic:
December 9, 2009
Cleveland Bikers to ODOT: “Let Us Cross the Bridge”
Today on the Streetsblog Network,
we've got the story of some bicyclists who turned out in the bitter
cold last weekend to rally for a bike path to be included in the
reconstruction of the I-90 Innerbelt Bridge.
December 8, 2009
Slowing Drivers in London
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got some good news from Tom Vanderbilt's How We Drive
blog about lower speed limits coming to London. The borough of
Islington will be radically expanding the number of streets with a
speed limit of only 20 miles per hour. The goal is "a 10-year target of
lowering traffic deaths by a third."
December 7, 2009
Ohio Transit Riders Dumped by the Side of the Road
Earlier this year, Lorain County, Ohio, purchased 13 new buses for
its transit service using federal stimulus money. Come January 1, those
buses are going to be sitting idle.
December 4, 2009
T4A Calls for Smarter Jobs Policy
In yesterday's post about the Streetsblog Network's first birthday, I should have mentioned the crucial role that Transportation for America played in the network's conception and inception. We couldn't have done it without them.
December 3, 2009
Happy Birthday, Streetsblog Network
One year ago today, we announced the launch of the Streetsblog Network
-- a national and international network of blogs covering
transportation policy, sustainable planning, smart growth and active
transportation. We conceived of the network as a way to get people who
are passionate about these issues literally on the same page.
December 2, 2009
Girls Try Bikes, Discover New Freedom
The question of how to get more women on bikes has received quite a lot
of attention recently, in part because of a recent article in Scientific American that suggested women are an "indicator species" for bike-friendly communities.
December 1, 2009
Lancet Study: We Must Reduce Auto Dependency
Lots of catching up to do after the holiday weekend. Here's a sampling of what's been coming in over the network:
November 30, 2009
Kids on Bikes Where You Live
Here's something to be thankful for over this holiday break: Kids on
bicycles. A beautiful thing. We got so many submissions for this one,
it was truly inspiring.
November 25, 2009
Brasilia’s Pathways of Desire
Sometimes you just can't stop human beings from acting like animals. And I mean that in the best possible way.
November 23, 2009