Friday Video: New York City Has a ‘Concrete’ Plan for Better Bike Lanes
Published: September 6, 2024 13:05
Curbs, diverters, and jersey barriers, oh my!
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Friday’s Headlines Fought the Law and the Law Won
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/06/fridays-headlines-fought-the-law-and-the-law-won
Published: September 6, 2024 04:45
Next City examines the link between traffic enforcement and traffic safety, and concludes that enforcement is only effective when it targets truly dangerous behavior.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Leadership for the Future
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/05/talking-headways-podcast-transit-leadership-for-the-future
Published: September 5, 2024 15:50
What if you are a great chef and you just want to cook and you don't want to manage people? Welcome to leadership.
Thursday’s Headlines Miss the Cheese Wagon
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/05/thursdays-headlines-miss-the-cheese-wagon
Published: September 5, 2024 06:05
School buses are often the main transit service in sprawling areas, but increasingly they're leaving many students behind,
This Year’s Park(ing) Day Hopes to Inspire Big Policy Change
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/05/this-years-parking-day-hopes-to-inspire-big-policy-change
Published: September 5, 2024 04:03
One weekend a year, advocates and artists all over the world repurpose curbside parking spots to make more space for people. This year, they're connecting it back to parking policy reform that can keep the party going year round.
Wednesday’s Headlines Seek Subsidies
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/04/wednesdays-headlines-seek-subsidies
Published: September 4, 2024 05:44
The U.S. and other wealthy Western nations have wasted $30 billion on climate change mitigation technologies that don't work, according to a Guardian investigation.
What the Media is Getting Wrong About the Gaudreau Brothers’ Deaths
Published: September 4, 2024 05:14
It made national headlines when these two professional hockey players and brothers were killed on their bikes. The systemic failures that lead to their deaths, though, didn't generate nearly as much press.
In New York, The School Year Will Start Without Promised Stop-Arm Cameras
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/09/03/city-school-year-to-start-without-promised-bus-stop-cameras
Published: September 3, 2024 04:04
Automated stop-sign enforcement won't be enabled on New York City school buses in time for the first day of class on Thursday.
Are Memphis’s Massive Transit Cuts The Start of an Alarming Trend?
Published: September 3, 2024 04:02
Memphis's iconic trolley service was recently shut down — and now, as agencies across America come up against hard fiscal realities, much of its bus service is on the chopping block, too.
How Cities Are Getting Creative To Reclaim Public Space for People
Published: September 3, 2024 04:02
Putting in parks and plazas isn't the only way to reimagine "public spaces" around the needs of people, a new report argues — and if we do it right, these projects can be a powerful tool for equity and health.
Tuesday’s Headlines Are History Repeating Itself
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/03/tuesdays-headlines-are-history-repeating-itself
Published: September 3, 2024 04:01
Grist reports a largely unknown story about how states, congressmen and labor unions tried to restrict or ban polluting vehicles in the 1960s, and almost succeeded.
Report: Half of Uber, Lyft Trips Replace More Sustainable Options
Published: August 30, 2024 18:59
\Researchers at UC Davis have found that more than half of ride-hail trips in California replace walking, biking, carpooling, and public transit trips, or are trips that otherwise wouldn't happen. They have ideas to make it more sustainable.