“Building Cities Shouldn’t Be a Partisan Issue”
Over the weekend, we came across an article from the Isthmus of Madison, Wisconsin, reporting on a conservative scaremongering campaign against a commuter rail proposal.
November 16, 2009
Transit in Trouble Where You Live
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: We love transit. Love love love.
November 13, 2009
Message to Florida DOT: Time for Real Change Is Now
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a powerful demand for safer streets in Florida. Transit Miami has posted an open letter to Florida Governor Charlie Crist and the state's DOT, calling them to account for the lamentable showing the Sunshine State makes in Transportation for America's recent report on pedestrian fatalities, "Dangerous by Design." Here's a taste of what they had to say:
November 13, 2009
Tilting at Windmills in Minnesota
The difficulty of changing our ingrained daily habits -- even for our own good, not the health of the planet -- is the subject of today's post from Streetsblog Network member Twin City Sidewalks.
November 12, 2009
Around the Country, Calls for Pedestrian Safety Grow Louder
The Dangerous by Design report on pedestrian fatalities from Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership has been getting a lot of attention from the Streetsblog Network (and from the national press) this week. Researched by Michelle Ernst of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, the analysis in the report gives advocates a powerful tool when talking to local officials about the need for safer streets.
November 11, 2009
“All Infrastructure — and No People”
Yesterday, as I was scrolling through the Streetsblog Network feed, I came upon this headline from network member Sprawled Out: "We Americans are all infrastructure -- and no people."
November 10, 2009
Creating a Real Renaissance in Downtown Memphis
This morning on the Streetsblog Network, Smart City Memphis lays out what they call "Downtown's case against City Hall for abandonment." The post details how politicians systematically pulled financial and planning resources out of the city's core, even as they touted the importance of a vibrant city center for Memphis's future:
November 9, 2009
LA Kids Tell City Hall How to Improve Biking — Via YouTube
Today on the Streetsblog Network, a story about some kids in Los Angeles who did their research and came up with several good ideas about improving conditions for bicycle commuters. Then they ran up against the reality that the public forums on the city's bike plan weren't so public. But they didn't let that stop them.
November 6, 2009
Wanted: Your Photos of Crummy Transit Conditions
Our latest call for photos was inspired by the picture at right,
taken by Streetsblog New York's own Ben Fried. It's an all too
familiar scene -- transit riders crammed together, waiting for a bus
(or train) that doesn't come when it's supposed to (if you
missed the story that went with the picture, it's here).
November 5, 2009
The Perils of Cul-de-Sac Development
Loads of good stuff today on the Streetsblog Network.
November 5, 2009