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The Plan to Build Bicycle Highways Where Cleveland’s Streetcars Once Ran
Like many cities in America, Cleveland grew into its own as a streetcar city. In the early part of the last century, hundreds of miles of streetcars connected all corners of the city as well as its inner suburbs. The streets where tracks carried passengers -- Lorain, Superior, Euclid -- were the circulatory system of the city, around which neighborhood life was organized.
August 12, 2014
Al Jazeera America Talks Parking Craters With Streetsblog
The term "parking crater" made its cable news debut last week, when I was invited to appear on Al Jazeera America's "Real Money with Ali Velshi." Here's the segment that aired on the show.
August 11, 2014
How Bike-Friendly Streets Help Denmark Combat Inequality
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
August 8, 2014
Uber and Lyft Take a Step Toward Real Ride-Sharing
Uber and Lyft have set out to upend the taxi industry in American cities. But are they the traffic-busting "ride-sharing" services they're often portrayed to be? Not really: Using an app to hail a driver and take you where you’re going isn't fundamentally different than any traditional for-hire vehicle service.
August 8, 2014
What the Data Tell Us About Bicycling and Household Income in America
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
August 7, 2014
At Transpo Town Hall, Sec. Foxx Pushes for Local Control, Full Funding
“Our transportation problems are easy to see but often difficult to explain.”
August 6, 2014
Portland Tackled Disabled Parking Placard Abuse, and It’s Working
Disabled parking placards used to be ubiquitous in Portland. Until very recently, the city provided unlimited free street parking to placard holders, estimated at a $2,000 annual value. Many cars bearing these placards would remain in prime spots for weeks or months without moving.
August 6, 2014
Study: People in Low-Income Areas More Likely to Be Killed While Walking
Who is most at risk of being hit by a car?
August 5, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: Poor Door Von Spreckelsen
In this week's podcast, Jeff and I take on the infamous New York City "poor door," designed to keep tenants of affordable units segregated from the wealthy residents that occupy the rest of the high-rise at 40 Riverside. In the process, we take on the assumptions and methods that cities use to provide housing, and by the time we're done, we've blown a hole in the whole capitalist system.
August 4, 2014
Congress Hits the Snooze Button on Transpo Funding Until May
Someone had to cave and last night, it was the Senate.
August 1, 2014