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IDOT Finally Releases Its 2015 Chicago Crash Data
This information is crucial for identifying hotspots for collisions and other trends that can better inform the fight against serious and fatal crashes.
April 17, 2017
Want to See Where Transit and Biking Need a Boost? D.C. Has a Map for That
Most places in the U.S. still use 20th century metrics to measure the performance of transportation systems. The emphasis is still on moving cars, not improving transit service or reducing traffic injuries. One of the exceptions is DC, where the DOT is letting people assess streets according to a different set of priorities.
February 16, 2017
Today Trump Gags the EPA. Tomorrow the GOP Strangles the Census.
Republicans want to cut off federal data that social science researchers depend on, limiting our ability to understand the effects of transportation and land use policy, especially on the most vulnerable Americans.
January 25, 2017
How Good Is the Transit Where You Live? Measure It With AllTransit
Do you have the sense that transit in your city could be a lot better, and you want to show your local elected officials what needs to improve? Look no further: Chicago's Center for Neighborhood Technology has produced a new tool called AllTransit that assesses the quality of transit down to the neighborhood level.
April 19, 2016
CTA Reports Huge Ridership Gains on Blue Line, Losses on South Side
New ridership numbers for the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' stations show some interesting changes over the past 17 years. The increases in ridership at some stations have been obvious, but the decreases at other stations are a little surprising.
March 29, 2016
New Census Data Says Chicago’s Bike Mode Share Is at an All-Time High
Last week, the United States Census Bureau released new American Community Survey one-year estimate data, including estimates on the percentage of workers who who commute by bicycle. Chicago's bike mode share, as measured in 2014, seems to be on the rise compared to 2012 and 2013.
September 25, 2015
Can a New Way to Measure Streets Help Advocates Tame Speeding?
You've heard of sensors that can count cars or bikes. Tools like that can help transportation planners make smarter decisions about where bike infrastructure is needed, for example. A new digital tool called Placemeter aims to measure streets at a much more fine-grained level, analyzing a variety of different aspects of movement in an urban environment.
June 29, 2015
Census Data Shows How Much Less Millennials and Gen-Xers Commute by Car
Cross-posted from Brookings’ The Avenue blog. This article is the second in a short series examining new Census data on transportation trends.
October 8, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: A Deep Dive Into Biking and Walking Census Data
We were so excited about the first-ever Census report exclusively on biking and walking that we devoted this entire episode of the Talking Headways podcast to an interview with its author, Brian McKenzie.
May 12, 2014