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San Diego Parking Craters Could House 8,000 Families Near Light Rail Stations
San Diego's transit agency has been reluctant to redevelop parking lots on land it controls near stations. It's time for a change, says Circulate San Diego.
April 27, 2018
Pro Tip for Managing Dockless Bike-Share “Clutter” — Give Them Space on the Street
If cities really want to make dockless bike-share work, they'll have to get over their aversion to repurposing car parking spaces for other uses.
April 26, 2018
Traffic Safety Report Finds More Drivers Using Cellphones
Despite laws against using a hand-held phone or similar device, a new report shows that people are not putting down their phones.
April 24, 2018
Transit Ridership Slumping? Not in Canada.
It's not complicated: Canadian cities run better, more abundant transit service than American cities.
April 23, 2018
Lansing Is Your 2018 Parking Madness Champion!
Only one city (per year) can emerge victorious from the Parking Madness bracket and win the Golden Crater™. Our readers have spoken, and this year that city is Lansing, Michigan.
April 20, 2018
“I Can’t Be Quiet About This.” How a Grieving Mother Found Her Voice
Since losing her son Dustin to a drunk driver, Kristi Finney has become one of the Portland region's most energetic and compelling advocates for traffic safety reforms.
April 19, 2018
Parking Madness 2018 Championship: Hicksville vs. Lansing
The winner will be bestowed with the Golden Crater, eternal shame, and, hopefully, a kick in the pants to fix its sad, sad parking crater.
April 17, 2018
“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together
The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.
April 16, 2018
Parking Madness Final Four: Lansing vs Philadelphia
Which deserves to go to the parking crater championship? The state capitol asphalt acreage or the sports complex mega-lot?
April 13, 2018
Parking Madness: Fremont vs. Hicksville
If you've ever wondered what's wrong with American commuter rail, take a good look at the two parking craters facing off today.
April 11, 2018
