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A parking-protected bike lane along Prospect Park West tamed the mean streets of New York so much that parents feel comfortable allowing their children there.

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Hidden Safety Problems Keep Denver Kids From Walking and Biking

By Wes Marshall, PhD, PE | Nov 26, 2019 | No Comments

In this guest post, Wes Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, reveals Denver-based research showing that crash data hides places where kids want to walk and bike. Related papers show how to identify places where kids already are, and how to create safer streets where they want to go — […]

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Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.

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Trump Guts Obama-Era Transit Funding to Build Roads

By Aaron Short | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.

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Mobility Advocates Clash With Labor Over Transportation Money

By Aaron Short | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.

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NYC Banished Cars for Buses — Your City Can, Too!

By Aaron Short | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments

Some great advice and lessons from TransitCenter Director of Research Steven Higashide, author of "Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit."

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Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

By Aaron Short | Sep 24, 2019 | No Comments

A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.

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