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Trains, Buses, Bikes, and Sandwiches… There Should Be an App For That
Earlier today we brought you a story about a new and potentially dangerous technological innovation – Facebook in cars. To help end the week on a higher note, here’s some far more encouraging news on the transportation tech front.
January 13, 2012
Dear Giant Bicycles, Please Bring This Ad Campaign to America
Reader Paul Murphy sends along this ad from the Australian division of Giant Bicycles. The spot, by the Melbourne-based firm Leo Burnett, started airing last summer as part of Giant's "Real Riders" campaign. Imagine if images of grocery bags slung over handlebars could somehow saturate the airwaves as much as sleek new luxury sedans gliding through traffic-free downtown streets.
January 5, 2012
Will Rahm Emanuel Show America What BRT Can Do?
With impressive urgency, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has spent his first months in office retooling and reconfiguring how the “City That Works” works. Emanuel’s energy is evident in changes from beat-cop deployment to the push for a longer school day, but perhaps the mayor’s most tangible efforts can be seen in his ambitious transportation agenda.
December 19, 2011
SFPark Manager: Too Early to Evaluate Groundbreaking Parking Program
It's too soon in the development of SFPark to draw any conclusions about the effectiveness of demand-responsive pricing on parking habits, says the SFMTA's Jay Primus, who manages the SFPark program.
December 16, 2011
TIGER III News Begins to Leak — Chicago Bike-Share Among the Winners
U.S. DOT is officially announcing the winners of the third round of TIGER grants tomorrow, but they give the news to members of Congress first so those members can brag about all the bacon they bring home. See below for a list of the grants we know about so far.
December 14, 2011
Ray LaHood Gives Go-Ahead to Portland’s Sprawl-Inducing Mega-Bridge
You don't need to look too hard to find signs that the ground is shifting when it comes to highway construction. Around the country, state DOTs are running out of money. Headlines ask "Are Freeways Doomed?" Overall vehicle miles traveled are down in the Pacific Northwest.
December 9, 2011
Boston to Expand Hubway Bike-Share After Brilliant First Season
It's logged more than 140,000 rides over just four months. And now Boston's brand new Hubway bike sharing system is packing it in for the cold New England winter.
November 30, 2011
D.C. Planning Chief Urges New York City to Scrap Parking Minimums
Yesterday, the Department of City Planning asked experts from around the country how to make a more sustainable zoning code. Their response? Scrap parking minimums.
November 16, 2011
Meet the Rick Perry Donor Who Runs Texas DOT
Last week Streetsblog looked into the suburban real estate moguls who used their public offices to advance the country's largest sprawl project -- Houston's third outerbelt, also known as the Grand Parkway. But even with all the cronyism and self-deal propelling this project forward, just a few months ago it looked like the Grand Parkway had been stopped in its tracks. The money had run out. The public was balking [PDF].
November 11, 2011