What Happened When a Newspaper Became an Advocate for Bicyclists
In too many cities, newspaper coverage of bicycling has stoked some of the darker aspects of human nature. Opinion pieces about bike lanes tend to cater to the reactionary opposition, goading the trolls of the comments section, where casual death threats are standard fare.
January 6, 2016
Will the New “Free Range Kids Law” Protect Parents Who Let Kids Walk?
Last spring, Alexander and Danielle Meitiv became public faces of the "Free Range Kids" movement when their children were picked up by police in Silver Spring, Maryland, while walking home from a local park.
January 6, 2016
Philly Reduced Its Public Parking Supply and More Spaces Opened Up
If you remove a bunch of parking from the center of a city, you'll get carmageddon, financial ruin, and the complete unraveling of society as we know it -- right? That's what you tend to hear at public meetings when a proposal that would reduce parking comes up, but as this real-life example from Philadelphia shows, there's really nothing to fear.
January 6, 2016
Visualizing LA’s 18.6 Million Parking Spaces as One Enormous Blob
Here's a great visualization of how much land parking spaces consume in our cities, via Shane Phillips at Network blog Better Institutions.
January 5, 2016
Ridership on the Upswing After Houston’s Bus Network Redesign
In August, Houston debuted its new bus network, reconfigured to increase frequent service, expand weekend hours, and improve access to jobs.
January 5, 2016
Gaze Upon Lincoln, Nebraska’s Awesome New Curb-Protected Bike Lane
Need a reason to feel hopeful for 2016? Check out this video from the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, showing off the city's new curb-protected bike lane.
January 4, 2016
Sacramento Freeways and the “Small Town Mindset”
"It’s time to drop the small-town mindset and go for a big fix."
January 4, 2016
The Streetsies: Vote for the Best and Worst of 2015
The new year is right around the corner and it's time to take stock of the year that's passed. In 2015, we saw some painful setbacks and some important strides in the national movement for better walking, biking, and transit.
December 23, 2015
Vote for the Best Urban Street Transformation in U.S. in 2015
It's almost time to say goodbye to 2015, which means we're about to hand out Streetsies to recognize achievements for walking, biking, and transit in American cities this year.
December 23, 2015
Louisville Removes Sidewalk “For Safety”
Louisville is in the middle of a three-year, federally-funded safety initiative to reduce the city's high rate of pedestrian fatalities. Per capita, four times the number of people are killed walking in Louisville than in Washington, DC.
December 22, 2015