Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Atlanta Expanding Transit as Ridership Declines (AJC)
- DC Should Make Stanley Cup Traffic Restrictions Permanent (Mobility Lab)
- Lawsuit Challenges Seattle Light Rail Expansion (KOMO, KIRO, Weekly)
- Who Knew What When About NoVa Metro Station Cuts? (Washington Post)
- Feds Give Wisconsin $160 Million for I-94 Construction (Journal Times)
- Charlotte Plans to Close Gap in Bike/Walking Path Along Blue Line (Observer)
- FTA Wants Hawaii to Sell Light-Rail Bonds It Doesn’t Need (Civil Beat)
- Investors Wary of Plan to Cap Atlanta Freeway With Park (Curbed)
- Oregon Transit Agency Cuts and Simplifies Fares (Daily Astorian)
- An E-Scooter Skeptic Is Converted (NYT)
Talking Headways Podcast: The Cost of a Subway
By Jeff Wood |
This week's guest is transit analyst and writer Alon Levy, whose work comparing the capital costs of rail construction across cities and countries has become increasingly influential. We talk about how Alon got into transportation, subway costs, and price comparisons, and the thinking behind a new Boston commuter rail electrification plan.
Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued | | 1 Comment- Documentary Series Chronicles Decline of Miami Bus System (Next City)
- Drivers Have Killed 111 People Walking in Georgia This Year (AJC)
- Next Few Months Are Crucial for Brightline’s Orlando Route (Florida Politics)
- Bike-Share Regs Mean Nothing Without Bike Lanes (Dallas Morning News)
- Orange County Urges NC Legislature to Lift Hurdle to Light Rail (Herald Sun)
- Nonprofit BikeShare Hawaii’s CEO Is Stepping Down (Pacific Biz Journal)
- Montgomery, AL, Ordinance Clears Way for Bike-Share (Advertiser)
- Missouri Governor Backs Gas-Tax Hike (Post-Dispatch)
- Singapore Tests Self-Driving Buses (Bloomberg), Figures Out How to Keep Dockless Bike-Share in Order (Smart Cities Dive)
Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Portland Rolls Out Plan for Miles of New Bike Lanes Downtown (Willamette Week)
- Boston Bus Lane Pilot Ends as City Mulls Making It Permanent (Globe)
- Developers Say Parking Minimums in Augusta, GA, Are Stifling Growth (Chronicle)
- UNC Ready to Move Forward With BRT If State Blocks Light Rail (WCHL)
- Metro Charleston Seeks Input on Regional Transit Plan (Post and Courier)
- Budget Shortfall Projected for Cincinnati Streetcar in 2020 (WCPO)
- Tuscaloosa Residents Fed Up With Dangerous Sidewalks (ABC 33/40)
- Milwaukee Officials Encourage Biking, Tout Complete Streets Plan (Fox 6)
- Pittsburgh Warns Drivers Not to Park in Bike Lanes (City Paper)
- In Toronto, Vision Zero Doesn’t Really Mean “Zero” (Treehugger)
Boston Fixed Its Most Frustrating Street for Bus Riders, But Just for a Month
By Angie Schmitt | | 13 Comments
A few orange cones were all it took to vastly improve trips for thousands of bus riders. So why is the city going backward?
Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued | | 2 Comments- Transit Really Does Make Neighborhoods More Affordable (CityLab)
- St. Louis Puts Off Study of Potential MetroLink Expansions (Post-Dispatch)
- In DC, Dockless Bike-Share More Likely Than CaBi to Be Used By Women and People of Color (WaPo)
- Bikelash Hits Norfolk as Neighbors Divide Over New Bike Lane (WAVY)
- Charleston Bridge Closure a Chance for Smarter Transpo Planning (Post and Courier)
- Tampa Utility Moves Poles Out of Sidewalks and Bike Lanes (Tampa Bay Times)
- Bus Ridership Up 25 Percent in Bismark, SD (KFGO)
- Work on Indianapolis BRT Started Monday (WRTV)
- The Economist Praises France’s Decision to Lower Speed Limits and Save Lives
The Streetsblog Guide to Children’s Books
By Angie Schmitt | | 20 Comments
Indoctrinate your kids into the joys of buses, bikes, and car-free streets!
Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued | | 1 Comment- FTA Gives States Hit by Hurricanes $277 Million to Rebuild Transit Systems (RT&S)
- Court Rules Uber and Lyft Should Release Passenger Data to City (Seattle Times)
- Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging KC Streetcar Vote (Biz Journal)
- The Case for Traffic Signals That Give Buses Priority (City Lab)
- Driver Challenges Legality of Baltimore Bus Lanes (WBAL)
- Business Group Slams Seattle Mayor for Installing Bike Lanes (KTTH)
- Drivers Hit Seven Cyclists in Charlotte Last Week, Prompting Calls for Safer Streets (WSOC)
- Norfolk Light Rail Hits 10 Million Passengers in Seventh Year (Virginian-Pilot)
Why Are People Abandoning Miami Buses? Because the Bus System Abandoned Them.
By Angie Schmitt | | 4 Comments
New research drives home the point that it's within the power of policy makers at Miami-Dade Transit to turn around flagging bus ridership.
Fed Up With an Apathetic City Hall, Phoenix Complete Streets Volunteers Resign En Masse
By Angie Schmitt | | 18 Comments
Seven members of Phoenix's Complete Streets Advisory Board resigned in disgust this week, frustrated by the lack of action from city officials to make streets safer for walking and biking.
Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued | | 2 Comments- Donald Shoup on Housing, Uber, Why Drivers Are Irrational About Parking (CityLab)
- Detroit Business Leaders Continue Push for Regional Transit Plan (Detroit News)
- Attempt to Kill Transit Could Also Kill NC’s Chances at Apple, Amazon (WRAL)
- Why Build a New Ramp to a Clogged Freeway? (Curbed)
- Here Are All the Projects That Didn’t Make the MARTA Expansion List (AJC)
- Pittsburgh Port Authority Will Overhaul Light Rail Cars This Fall (Post-Gazette)
- Cincinnati Creates Streetcar’s “One Neck to Choke” (WCPO)
- Knoxville’s Broadway Going on a Road Diet (WBIR)
- Bike Snob Wants to Shoot Elon Musk Into Space (Outside)