HUD Expected to Loosen Restrictions on Mixed-Use Financing Soon
As Smart Growth America showed us earlier today, the costs of sprawl are high. So it's a bitter irony that federal rules have made it more expensive to build compact, mixed-use development by tightly limiting the share of commercial space in projects that receive financing from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
April 2, 2014
Should Streets Be Designed for Easy Double-Parking or Safe Bicycling?
After removing a downtown Providence highway segment, Rhode Island officials are figuring out how to redevelop 20 acres of prime city land. One outcome that local advocates are pushing for is a redesign of South Main Street with a two-way protected bike lane, reports James Kennedy at Transport Providence.
March 20, 2014
Parking Politics Take a Bite Out of Downtown Raleigh
Donald Shoup, the godfather of parking policy, likes to point out that city planners make decisions about parking based on the politics of avoiding on-street parking squabbles, instead of broad public policy concerns like the affordability of housing, the viability of transit, or the health of downtown. Today on the Streetsblog Network, Leo Suarez at the Raleigh Connoisseur has a story that illustrates Shoup's point really well.
March 18, 2014
Families of NYC Traffic Violence Victims Band Together for Safer Streets
On Sunday, New Yorkers who've lost loved ones to traffic violence gathered on the steps of City Hall in Lower Manhattan to launch Families for Safe Streets, a new initiative advocating for street designs and traffic enforcement that will save lives. In this moving Streetfilm, members of Families for Safer Streets talk about their goals and why they're speaking out.
February 25, 2014
Streetsblog Capitol Hill Is Now Streetsblog USA
I'm pleased to announce that our national news site has a new name: Streetsblog USA. Say it with pride.
February 4, 2014
Why TIME Magazine Got the Bixi Story Wrong
Major media have a habit of blowing bike-share problems out of proportion. Witness the 2009 BBC story that cast theft and vandalism as an existential threat to Velib in Paris. Five years later, Velib is still going strong. The most recent entry in the genre is Christopher Matthews' misguided story on the Bixi bankruptcy in TIME. Headline: "Why America’s Grand Bike-Sharing Experiment Is Failing."
January 22, 2014
We’re Hiring: Streetsblog Is Searching for a Managing Editor
Streetsblog is looking for a talented journalist to shape and oversee coverage throughout our growing family of news sites.
January 14, 2014
Bid While You Can: Streetsblog’s Online Auction Ends Tomorrow at 11 PM
There are less than 36 hours left in Streetsblog's first online auction, with more than a dozen items up for grabs. Whether or not you win an auction item in the end, your bids will help Streetsblog and Streetfilms produce media that makes the case for safer streets, effective transit, and livable neighborhoods. So why wait to snipe at the last minute?
October 30, 2013
Help Streetsblog Keep the Lights on — Donate Today
We're extending our spring pledge drive til the end of the week to reach our target of $40,000 in reader donations. If you haven't given already, please make a tax-free gift today and help keep Streetsblog and Streetfilms going strong this year.
June 5, 2013
Support Pro-Human Transportation Journalism – Give to Streetsblog
We are rolling right along with our spring pledge drive. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far -- your donations will be converted into Streetsblog posts making the case for more livable streets and Streetfilms videos showing success stories and ideas from cities around the world.
May 31, 2013