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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
Beyond Bike to Work Day: How to Encourage the Car-Free Commuting Habit
Longer-term encouragement can help shift car commuters to bike commuters.
December 6, 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
What Seattle’s Doing to Help Poor Residents Afford Transit
Transit is an incredibly affordable way to get around, but for people struggling to make ends meet, fares are still difficult to pay for.
November 28, 2016
Signs That the Car-Share Industry Is Losing Steam
Back in 2013, when Avis purchased Zipcar, car-share seemed like the wave of the future. But is the industry already peaking?
November 23, 2016
Advocates of Color are Elevating a Different Perspective on Safe Streets
Advocates convened in Atlanta for the Untokening, a gathering for people who've felt isolated or tokenized within the safe streets movement, and an opportunity to put their perspectives front and center.
November 21, 2016
