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Minneapolis Figured Out the Formula for Increasing Bus Ridership
On the A Line, riders can board at any door, buses get priority at traffic lights, and stops are spaced every half mile.
April 30, 2018
Koch Brothers and Dark Money Gang Up on Nashville Transit Referendum
A flood of anonymous money is pouring into Nashville to prevent a major transit package from passing.
April 26, 2018
Houston’s Getting Ready for a Flurry of Bike Lane Expansion
The city has an ambitious bike plan. And for the first time, it has resources to act on it.
April 25, 2018
Transit Ridership Slumping? Not in Canada.
It's not complicated: Canadian cities run better, more abundant transit service than American cities.
April 23, 2018
“I Can’t Be Quiet About This.” How a Grieving Mother Found Her Voice.
Since losing her son Dustin to a drunk driver, Kristi Finney has become one of the Portland region's most energetic and compelling advocates for traffic safety reforms.
April 19, 2018
“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together
The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.
April 16, 2018
Dallas City Council Rejects Fees on Dockless Bike-Share Companies
The biggest bike-share experiment in the U.S. right now is happening in Dallas, and the city isn't quite sure what to do next.
April 10, 2018
What We Can Learn From the Runaway Success of UT-Austin Bike-Share
In the program's first 40 days, the campus bikes averaged 12 checkouts per bike per day. Why exactly did it work?
April 6, 2018
Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing
Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.
April 5, 2018
Hoboken: Where Safe Intersections Matter More Than a Few Parking Spots
Meanwhile, in New York, where most people don't own cars, at a typical intersection car owners are allowed to park right up to the crosswalk, limiting visibility to the detriment of public safety.
April 4, 2018