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For Geeks Only: How To Fix A Fork (In The Road)
Streets that fork at non-right angles create complicated intersections with dangerous sight lines and signals with too many phases. Here's an innovative fix.
February 1, 2019
Congestion Pricing Can Cure Inequitable Transportation
Memo to straggling New York State lawmakers: Congestion pricing doesn't hurt working-class people if the revenues from new tolls support better transit service, a new report shows.
January 30, 2019
New House Transportation Chair: ‘We Need to Move Beyond Fossil Fuel’
Peter Defazio, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, talks bikes, pedestrians and transit — and getting us off fossil fuel.
January 29, 2019
Baltimore May Imprison E-Scooter Speeders
New rules would limit speeds on sidewalks to six miles per hour and 15 miles per hour on the street, with penalties ranging from a $20 ticket to a misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.
January 28, 2019
Study: Uber and Lyft Caused U.S. Transit Decline
It's the latest look at declining ridership — and why it's happening.
January 23, 2019
NO LAUGHING MATTER: This Whoopi Goldberg Thing is a Watershed Moment
Well, if nothing else, Whoopi Goldberg just showed how badly we need a bike mayor.
January 17, 2019
Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim
Media tropes emphasize the victim's behavior when a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist rather than systemic causes, a new study finds.
January 15, 2019
Bird Quietly Ends a Much-Hyped Bike Lane Subsidy
The contribution scheme was devised when the scooter company was under fire in Santa Monica.
January 10, 2019
Talking Headways Podcast: Urbanism and Architecture
This week we're joined by Kelsey Keith, editor-in-chief at Curbed.
January 4, 2019
DC Metro Opens Door to Bikes During Rush Hour
Bikes will be allowed on the DC Metro, even at rush hour — a long-sought win for local advocates.
January 2, 2019
