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CDC: Americans Drive Distracted Waaaay More Than Europeans
If you've been on a U.S. street anytime in the past few years, it comes as no surprise to hear that way too many Americans are yammering away on their cell phones -- or worse, OMG'ing and LOL'ing with their friends on text and email -- while driving. A new report from the CDC -- from their "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" -- shows just how bad the American habit is.
March 15, 2013
Senate Restores MAP-21 Funding Through 2013
The Senate yesterday restored hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation spending singled out for elimination by the House of Representatives.
March 13, 2013
Midwestern Cities Race to Adopt, and Grow, Bike-Share
Pittsburgh was the newest city to announce its bike-share plans this week, when it confirmed the city would add a 500-bike system by the spring of next year.
March 13, 2013
While Amtrak Subsidies Draw Fire From Congress, Aviation Gets a Free Pass
There's never any shortage of calls to make Amtrak pay for itself. Republicans deride it as a "Soviet-style monopoly," rife with inefficiencies. But as Ed Glaeser pointed out in an article for the Boston Globe last week, another mode's subsidies are approved year after year without a peep: aviation.
March 12, 2013
Why Do People Quit Riding Transit? It’s the On-Board Delays, Stupid
Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley are zeroing in on what irks transit riders so much they stop riding.
March 11, 2013
Transit Trips Rose Faster Than Driving in 2012, Despite Impact of Sandy
As driving continues to stagnate in America, transit ridership keeps rising. Last year saw the second highest annual ridership since 1957, despite the fact that the nation's busiest transit systems had several days of blackout due to Superstorm Sandy.
March 11, 2013
Bicycling Means Business: How Cycling Enriches People and Cities
If bicyclists want to convince policymakers of the benefits of cycling, they need to stop talking about cycling. That was one major lesson of this year’s National Bike Summit, thanks to some strategic research done by a friendly consultant. So the Summit’s theme was “Bicycling Means Business” – and the economic impacts of a healthy cycling culture don’t end with the cyclist.
March 8, 2013
In Violation of MAP-21 Promises, House Votes to Cut Transportation Spending
The House of Representatives voted to subtract $785 million from the transportation budget this week, trimming dollars from transit, New Starts and highway safety programs as part of a "continuing resolution" measure that will set spending levels through 2013.
March 8, 2013
Congress Comes to the Bike Summit (and the Bike Summit Goes to Congress)
Tuesday morning, Rep. Earl Blumenauer took his usual place behind the podium at the National Bike Summit. (He never misses a Bike Summit.)
March 7, 2013
Long-Distance Commuting Hits a Wall
The new Census data on commuting in America contains a fair amount of information but little reason to celebrate. The big takeaway is that almost four in five American workers commuted alone by car in 2011. Nationally, only about 5 percent of workers commute via transit.
March 7, 2013