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Is the Hyperloop Taking Cities for a Ride?
The Hyperloop has never carried human passengers. Yet Ohio officials signed off on a grant based on the promise of Cleveland-Chicago route in just three to five years.
February 27, 2018
Democracy Dies in… Bus Lanes?
Advocates got Montgomery County to consider adding bus lanes to its BRT plan. Anti-transit NIMBYs see a conspiracy.
February 26, 2018
How Boston Used Meter Prices to Fix Parking Dysfunction
Boston has reduced illegal parking by adjusting meter rates, according to new a report from the city.
February 26, 2018
Baltimore Invents an Excuse to Avoid Building Its Downtown Bike Network
This story isn't just about inflexible bureaucracy run amok. It's about how car owners disingenuously steered the bureaucracy to block the conversion of on-street motor vehicle storage into bike infrastructure.
February 16, 2018
Seattle Cut Car Commuting Downtown While Adding 60,000 Jobs
From 2010 to 2017, downtown Seattle added 60,000 jobs. Over the same time period, the number of solo car commuters into the city's central business district dropped by 4,500, or 9 percent, according to a new report from Commute Seattle.
February 15, 2018
Suburban Segregationist Brooks Patterson Breaks Up Detroit’s Hard-Won Transit Coalition
Representing the region's primarily white northern suburbs, Patterson is blocking a transit measure that would improve job access for black Detroiters.
February 13, 2018
Philadelphia’s Boulevard of Death
Roosevelt runs through one of the nation's biggest cities, but six miles of the street don't even have sidewalks. Instead, every design cue drivers encounter urges them to speed.
February 12, 2018
Evidence From Boston That Uber Is Making Traffic Worse
Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are exacerbating rush-hour traffic jams in Boston, according to new research by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
February 8, 2018
The Koch Brothers Want to Keep Nashville Mired in Traffic
"Americans for Prosperity," the primary weapon in the Koch brothers' right-wing activist arsenal, is mounting a campaign to defeat Nashville's ambitious transit ballot measure.
February 2, 2018
How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing
After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.
February 1, 2018
