STREETSBLOG USA Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes By Angie Schmitt | Nov 21, 2017 | No Comments American cities are getting smarter about using curb space to prioritize transit, biking, and walking.
STREETSBLOG USA The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2017 | No Comments While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.
STREETSBLOG USA Uber and Lyft Are Cannibalizing Transit in Major American Cities By Angie Schmitt | Oct 13, 2017 | No Comments New research from UC Davis shows that cities must strengthen transit in response to the growth of ride-hailing services.
STREETSBLOG USA America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work By Angie Schmitt | Sep 14, 2017 | 2 Comments Every day, the streets of American cities are more clogged and polluted at rush hour because the federal government pays people to drive to work.
STREETSBLOG USA Transportation Safety Establishment Finally Starting to Understand Bicycling By Angie Schmitt | Aug 31, 2017 | No Comments Making bicycling safe entails more than delivering lectures about helmets. National safety groups are starting to get that.
STREETSBLOG USA NTSB: Speed Kills, and We’re Not Doing Enough to Stop It By Stephen Miller | Jul 27, 2017 | No Comments In a draft report released earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board says excessive speed is a deadly problem in our nation's transportation system -- one that federal and state officials aren't doing enough to address.