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America’s Most Equitably Walkable City is … Cleveland?
In most U.S. metros, renters and buyers alike pay a steep premium to live in walkable neighborhoods, a new report finds — except for a small handful of U.S. cities where they actually cost less than car-dominated ones.
February 7, 2023
Commentary: The Shame of “Better” Market Street
The city's half-assed plan starts construction this week
February 7, 2023
Wilmington Community Celebrates Anaheim Street Safety Improvements
LADOT's Anaheim Street safety project includes new road diet bike lanes, repaved street, painted curb extensions, upgraded crosswalks, and more.
February 7, 2023
Why Parking Garages Are Pointless
For the past century, the public and private sector appear to have agreed on one thing: the more parking, the better. But we see signs that that’s finally starting to change.
February 7, 2023
South El Monte Poised to Implement Safe Routes To School Improvements
The city will upgrade 23 intersections near schools with re-striping, new signage, and lights.
February 7, 2023
Biden’s First ‘Mega Grants’ Contain Some Mega Wins — And Mega Fails
A new federal "megagrant" program will fund major safety and transit projects that have been at the top of sustainable transportation advocates' wishlists for years ... along with business-as-usual highway expansion projects that could negate those mega-gains.
February 7, 2023
Deputy’s Traffic Stop Power Trip
Feezy Lebron filed a $10M Civil Rights Tort Claim on Jan. 18, but he and his family fear retribution
February 6, 2023
Metro Plans to Start Construction This Year on 605 Freeway Widening in Cerritos
Metro says the 605/South Street project is multimodal, but fails to add any multimodal features
February 3, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Get on the Fast Bus!
This week, Colin Parent, executive director of Circulate San Diego, comes on the program to talk about his new report, "Fast Bus! How San Diego Can Make Progress by Speeding Up the Bus." That title should say it all!
February 3, 2023
Good News for Berkeley Cyclists Using Bancroft, Dana, and Fulton
But the fight for a car-free Telegraph continues even as the Berkeley City Council approves funding to solicit bids for the Southside Complete Streets Project
February 3, 2023
