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Seattle Just Canned Its Bike-Share System. What Went Wrong?
If Seattle is going to give bike-share another try, it will have to learn from this experience. The Pronto system started off small and never scaled up. And that mandatory helmet law really didn't help.
January 17, 2017
With Louisville’s Gargantuan New Interchange Comes a Profound Loss
Spaghetti Junction cost billions of dollars, wiped out 30 storefronts, and severed the connection between downtown and the waterfront for at least another generation.
January 5, 2017
Seattle: America’s Next Top Transit City
Seattle is making bold investments to ensure most residents live within walking distance of frequent transit, and its efforts are paying off. Both bus and rail ridership have seen huge gains in recent years, and 70 percent of trips to downtown Seattle are not in private vehicles.
January 4, 2017
Despite Cold, Portland’s New Mayor Biked to Work on First Day
It was 25 degrees, and it wasn't a photo op.
January 4, 2017
Cleveland Paper’s Fact-Free Take on Transit: “Wheezing” Buses Pollute Downtown
In a recent editorial, the Cleveland Plain Dealer argued that "wheezing, block-long buses" should get booted off the city's main square, disrupting tens of thousands of transit trips. But rerouting the buses is going to make emissions worse, not better.
December 21, 2016
Is Seattle’s Helmet Law Killing Its Bike-Share?
Bike-share in Seattle should be doing great, but it has floundered -- and a big reason may be the city's mandatory helmet law.
December 20, 2016
Toronto’s Simple Measure to Cut Traffic and Improve Transit: Toll Highways
American elected officials are notoriously skittish about turning freeways into toll roads, but in Canada's biggest city the political stars are aligning to put a price on two major highways.
December 9, 2016
Vancouver’s Multi-Modal Success Story
One of the best transportation stories of 2016 comes from Vancouver, British Columbia, which achieved its goal of having transit, biking, and walking account for 50 percent of all trips a full four years ahead of schedule.
December 5, 2016
The ‘Peanutabout’ Concept Could Be a Breakthrough for Diagonal Streets
Wickedly good biking ideas continue to pop up in Massachusetts.
December 1, 2016
Transit Vote 2016: Atlanta May Finally Expand MARTA and Beef Up Bus Service
We continue our overview of what’s at stake in the big transit ballot initiatives this November with a look at Atlanta. Previous installments in this series examined Indianapolis, Seattle, and Detroit.
October 27, 2016