Are Two-Way Streets the Way of the Future?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we're featuring a post from San Francisco's Pedestrianist about two-way street conversions in Minneapolis and how such changing traffic patterns could benefit pedestrians and other users:
September 29, 2009
A Legal Victory Against Road Expansion in Wisconsin
We got an e-mail yesterday from network member James Rowen, who writes the Political Environment blog in Milwaukee. Rowen wanted to be sure we hadn't missed his recent posts on last week's ruling by U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman (we had -- so thanks for the heads-up).
September 25, 2009
The Importance of Mobility for the World’s Women
Today on the Streetsblog Network, some thoughts on women and transportation coming out of the current annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, courtesy of The City Fix. Writing about yesterday's panel discussion on investing in the well-being of women and girls, Erica Schlaikjer says:
September 24, 2009
In Denver, They Get It: Bikes Are Good for Business
People see bicycles and bicycle infrastructure in a lot of different ways. In New York, for instance, some politicians and business owners seem to view bike lanes and the people who ride in them as somehow dangerous for small businesses.
September 23, 2009
The Cost of Lowballing Light Rail Ridership Projections
The Overhead Wire has picked up on a piece in Saturday's New York Times about how light rail ridership in Phoenix has exceeded expectations. The post points out that this isn't the first time the Federal Transportation Administration has underestimated demand for similar projects, a pattern that has the potential for real consequences:
September 21, 2009
Planning and Density: Who’s Forcing Whom?
Today we're talking development and density. Greater Greater Washington has a post about zoning policies and traffic congestion in Montgomery County, Maryland, where a debate over growth policy that would encourage in-fill development near existing transit is getting heated.
September 18, 2009
Blaming Cyclists for Dangerous Roads: It Goes Way Back
On Bicyclelaw.com yesterday, there was a terrible story out of Canada about a crash involving a reckless motorist and law-abiding cyclists.
September 17, 2009
In Dallas, You Don’t Get What You Don’t Pay For
On Monday, we featured a post from The Transit Pass that called out Dallas as one of the U.S. cities in which the proportion of transit users to population is sadly anemic.
September 16, 2009
Living Up to the Nation’s Transit Potential
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a post about unfulfilled potential -- American cities that could do a lot better at getting people to ride transit.
September 15, 2009