How Job Sprawl Robs People of Time, Money, and Economic Opportunity
What's the cost of a long commute? If you're struggling to make ends meet, spending hours each day just to get to work not only costs you time, it can also be a major barrier to economic mobility.
December 19, 2016
Larry Hogan’s “BaltimoreLink” Fails to Deliver for Transit Riders
When Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally killed plans for Baltimore's 14-mile Red Line light rail, shifting the funds to road projects in whiter parts of the state, local advocates filed a civil rights complaint. Hogan, meanwhile, said he would make it up to the city with a set of bus improvements called BaltimoreLink.
December 16, 2016
Portland Will Switch From Counting Vehicle Trips to Counting People Trips
All sorts of biases toward cars and driving are baked into traffic engineering conventions. In a promising development, Portland is taking steps to rethink these rules to promote walkable development.
December 15, 2016
How to Spend a Fortune on Roads and Make Potholes Worse
Simply spending a lot on infrastructure is no guarantee of better transportation conditions. It can easily make things worse.
December 7, 2016
From Pennsylvania, a Preview of How Trump & Co. Might Bully Cities
How much will cities be threatened by the impending Trump presidency? An early front in this confrontation concerns immigration.
December 5, 2016
Seattle Transit Agencies Move Toward Mobile Ticketing
Pilot project should make accessing transit easier for occasional users.
December 2, 2016
Getting On-Street Parking Tech Right
The best options allow digital payment and track users by license plate.
December 1, 2016
Old Places Built for Driving Are Failing New Residents Who Don’t Own Cars
Langley Park in Prince George's County, outside Washington, D.C., took on its current form when World War II vets moved there in large numbers, aspiring to the suburban lifestyle: a single-family house with a yard.
November 30, 2016
Kansas City Doesn’t Need New Roads — It Needs Sidewalks
Kansas City risks squandering its proposed $800 million bond if it gambles it on a development scheme.
November 29, 2016
4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption
Donald Trump's opaque personal finances and business entanglements around the globe raise the possibility of unprecedented corruption for a United States president.
November 28, 2016