Cities, Counties, and Countries

When their cities won't build a bike lane or stripe a crosswalk, activists are stepping in and doing it themselves — and they say anyone can take part.

Despite all the evidence that induced demand is making things worse, the SMCTA will just keep digging its own hole

City has committed to building protected bike lanes on the east side of Lake Merritt

Minneapolis 2040 has been called America's leading YIMBY success story. Now, it's becoming its greatest tragedy.

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"To be clear, I'm not advocating for gate jumping. But I am advocating that we direct our attention to what truly matters." 

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After objections from AC Transit that a road diet and wide, protected bike lanes on Grand Avenue would slow buses, Streetlight Data crunched the numbers.

On Wednesday OakDOT's Fred Kelley, during a SPUR interview, said that protected bike lanes should be the default, but then listed a bunch of exceptions and political considerations. Later that same day he told the grandmother of a four-year-old girl killed on Lakeshore that the city can't build protected bike lanes on the east side of Lake Merritt, even though they would have saved the girl's life.

It's sure to be a boon for SEPTA, the environment, and city employees’ quality of life, but can it be a model for other cities?

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Sharrows and paint don't make anyone feel safe. But are they really worse than nothing at all?

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