Enough With the Gondolamania Already
In American cities, gondolas have mainly served as a distraction from bigger problems facing urban transit systems.
April 10, 2017
Parking Madness Championship: Denver vs. Poughkeepsie
Readers have delivered a David vs. Goliath match-up in the final, with Poughkeepsie taking on Denver for the rights to the Golden Crater and -- we hope -- a blistering round of local press coverage calling attention to the shame of parking blight.
April 7, 2017
Who’s Gonna Get Stuck With the Bill for Seattle’s Highway Tunnel Misadventure?
Seattle's massive downtown highway tunnel, originally slated at $3.1 billion, is now expected to cost at least $4 billion when all is said and done. Who's going to pay?
April 7, 2017
The Traffic Safety Establishment Needs to Take More Responsibility for Soaring Pedestrian Deaths
America's traffic safety establishment has long been focused on "behavioral" explanations for traffic deaths -- things like seatbelt usage and drunk driving. They need to confront their own culpability instead.
April 6, 2017
3 Steps to Fight Street Harassment
Cat calls, patronizing enjoinders to "smile," and more aggressive forms of harassment can make walking or biking uncomfortable or threatening. Katie Matchett, an urban planner who writes about pedestrian issues at Where the Sidewalk Starts, says it's up to everyone -- men and women -- to combat it.
April 6, 2017
Parking Madness Final Four: Atlanta vs. Denver
This semi-final pits central areas in two major American cities against each other. Only one will have a shot at everlasting shame in the championship match.
April 5, 2017
Is Portland Losing Its Resolve Against Highway Expansions?
In the 1970s, some American cities revolted against highway expansion and kept the worst excesses of the interstate construction spree in check. Those cities tend to be the most walkable and transit-oriented places in the nation today. But in Portland that legacy is in jeopardy.
April 5, 2017
Parking Madness Final Four: Medford vs. Poughkeepsie
We started off with 16 transit stations, each mired in a morass of parking, and now you can count the number that remain on one hand.
April 4, 2017
Atlanta’s I-85 Collapse — Another “Carmaggedon” That Wasn’t
When a heavily-traveled section of Atlanta's I-85 collapsed in a fire last week, the traffic predictions were dire. But the highway disruption appears to be another case of "carmaggedon" that never materialized.
April 4, 2017
Parking Madness: St. Louis vs. Denver
A suburban light rail station surrounded by highways and shopping mall parking lots takes on three light rail stations engulfed by sports stadium parking.
April 3, 2017
