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Sorry Bus Stops Round 1 Matchup: A Golden State Battle of San Diego vs. Beverly Hills

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 16, 2018 | No Comments
The conditions for transit riders at these two sites in California say a lot about the status of bus riders in the U.S.
Photo:  Nathan Rupert/Flickr/CC
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The Real E-Scooters Story Is Much More Boring Than Media Coverage Suggests

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2018 | No Comments
It doesn't make for exciting newsprint. But people like scooters and they aren't causing any big problems.
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Sorry Bus Stops Round 1: Cincinnati vs. Ann Arbor

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 14, 2018 | No Comments
Would you rather wait behind a guard rail on a highway embankment, or on a skinny sidewalk in front of a muffler shop? Vote here.
Frequent service maps (15 minute headways or greater) for Columbus' COTA before (left) and after (right) the system redesign. Maps:  Columbus Underground<a/.
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The Columbus Bus Network Redesign Boosted Ridership

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 14, 2018 | No Comments
At a time when transit ridership is down nationally, Columbus's COTA is up 3.6 percent in June.
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Sorry Bus Stops, Round 1 Matchup: Nashville vs. Houston

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 13, 2018 | No Comments
The first matchup of 2018 features two waiting spaces that are not for the faint of heart.
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Meet Six Sorry Bus Stops That Weren’t Sorry Enough to Make the Cut

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 13, 2018 | No Comments
Streetsblog received so many submissions for our Sorriest Bus Stop competition we didn't have room for these.
Air pollution concentrations in Atlanta show a clear increase by highways. The purple dots are the locations of schools. Map:  Mysidewalk via Strongtowns
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The Injustice of Highway Pollution

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 8, 2018 | No Comments
The people who drive the least suffer the most.
Photo: Minesweeper/Wikimedia Commons
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Trump Administration Fake Worried About Too Much Driving

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 7, 2018 | No Comments
In its effort to roll back Obama's fuel economy standards, Trump's EPA pretends it actually cares about Americans driving too much. Great goal! We have some suggestions.
General Motors pitches its product to police departments with aftermarket "bull bars," a feature that makes them look more intimidating and militaristic -- and kills pedestrians. Photo: General Motors/Twitter
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Outlawed Abroad, Killer “Bull Bars” Are the Hot Fashion Accessory for Police Departments

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 6, 2018 | No Comments
"Bull bars" make cars look aggressive and militaristic. And they kill pedestrians.
Image:  Bird.co
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Scooter Company Bird Offers to Pay Cities to Build Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 2, 2018 | No Comments
Whatever you make of Bird's offer, there's certainly an opening here that cities shouldn't let go to waste.
Last year's winner was this beauty in Seattle.
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The Search Is on for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop — Send Us Your Photos!

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 1, 2018 | No Comments
To highlight the sad, decrepit, and outright dangerous state of our bus stops, each year we hold a 16-entry tournament to crown the Sorriest Bus Stop in America.
An overcrowded Cincinnati bus. Photo: Cam Hardy
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Frustrated Cincinnati Bus Riders Take Transit Funding Into Their Own Hands

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2018 | No Comments
Fed up with county representatives hostile to transit, advocates are fighting to give the city more resources and a stronger say in transit policy.
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