Cities, Counties, and Countries

Minnesota's new state transportation financing and policy bill reads like a sustainable transportation advocates' holiday wishlist. How did they get there— and could it be a model for other communities, too?

The post Did Minnesota Just Release the Best Statewide Transportation Bill Yet? appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

A new report lays out how much work still needs to be done to undo the damage of our highway system.

The post What Would Our Cities Look Like if Their Downtowns Had Not Been Torn Apart for Highways? appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Learn the forgotten history of our urban freeway network, and how decades after that network was finished, some communities are still working to heal the wounds that freeways left behind.

The post ‘Freeway Exit’ Podcast Tells San Diego’s Freeway Histories of Growth, Displacement, and Division appeared first on Streetsblog California.

U.S. sustainable transportation advocates take a lot of inspiration from the Amsterdams and Parises of the world. Should they be looking closer to the equator instead?

The post Is Bogotá a Better Model for Transportation Reform than the Green Capitals of Europe? appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

“When you find structural racism you've got to make structural change,” said one activist.

The post Baltimore Activists Want the Red Line — But the ‘Right’ Red Line appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

William "Holly" Whyte helped launch the modern movement to build people-centered cities. Check out one of his most classic films while it's still online.

The post Video of the Day: Revisit Urbanist Classic ‘The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces’ appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Drivers across America are hitting deadly speeds in neighborhoods with lots of walkers — and a lot of them aren't even breaking the law when they do it.

The post In the U.S., Drivers Hit the Deadliest Speeds in Places People Walk appeared first on Streetsblog USA.