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Online Driving Courses Add to Road Fears
New York lawmakers are making it easier for bad drivers to get licenses by allowing student drivers to take a questionable online safety course rather than the previously mandated five-hour, instructor-taught classroom session.
August 23, 2019
Detroit Metro Area May Finally Get Better Transit
The divisive county executive who singlehandedly held back bus funding has died.
August 22, 2019
DePaul Study: Scooters Are Being Used for Trips to Transit, and in Low-Income Areas
The new study from the Chaddick Institute indicates that the profile of scooter riders goes beyond "tech bro" stereotypes.
August 22, 2019
Transit Agency Cuts Service To Curb Homeless in Minneapolis
The Minnesota city is limiting overnight service, which could displace hundreds of homeless people.
August 21, 2019
How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting
Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
August 19, 2019
Metra Plans to Add Real-Time Arrival Displays at up to 10 Stations Next Spring
The screens will help clear up confusion at stations served by multiple train lines.
August 19, 2019
Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries
A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
August 16, 2019
CDOT Data Shows Greenways Reduced Crashes; Dickens NIMBY Website Launched
Bike traffic increased after neighborhood greenways were installed on Berteau and Wood, but crashes went down. But that may not change the minds of the Not In My Back Yard Types on Dickens.
August 16, 2019
Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
August 14, 2019
Minneapolis Just Banned Drive-Throughs
Safer walking, cleaner air, less noise. Minneapolis hopes phasing out drive-throughs will help it meet its climate goals.
August 12, 2019
