Traffic

Watch out, there will soon be a rebound ― a bounceback in driving when traffic moves faster, our expert says.

There's a big problem at SFMTA and other American DOTs. And it starts with the education and licensing of engineers.

Building highway lanes will never, ever, ever get America's traffic problems under control — but a new study suggests that investing in other modes will, even when a massive pop star is in town.

The post How One City Used Transit to Cut Traffic During a Taylor Swift Mega-Concert appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Today, let's learn about measuring car travel more accurately, how micromobility can improve accessibility, and a bit about transportation in Cairo.

The post Talking Headways Podcast: All Possible Commutes appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Community leaders and the courts are putting too much faith into dubious traffic studies that always seem to predict more and more driving, a new study argues — but that could all change.

Why actually try to fight global warming and make a more sustainable future when you can just lie about it?

Officials in the Bay Area think by using inexpensive plastic and paint (and sometimes gently curving, concrete curbs) they're designing streets to keep everybody safe, motorists included. But what they're really doing is transferring the consequences of reckless driving from the perpetrators to everyone else. These past few weeks we've seen the tragic results.

And Caltrans will host a webinar today, open to all, to discuss "Rethinking How We Build So Californians Can Drive Less."

Cross-posted from City Observatory.