Streetsblog Network
L.A. May Eliminate Parking Requirements Downtown
Downtown L.A. follows Lancaster, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, and Cincinnati in eliminating unneeded parking requirements.
October 31, 2019
Chicago’s Michigan Avenue Should Become the Next Car-Free Street
Why shouldn't Michigan become a safer, more efficient, and more democratic street as well?
October 31, 2019
Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk
But progress on pedestrian safety is moving slowly (unlike Bluff City drivers!).
October 28, 2019
Op-Ed: How Cities Should Regulate Scooters
Some principles or avoiding a "Wild West" environment from a key official with Lime, the scooter company.
October 28, 2019
To Ease Downtown Congestion, Chicago Mayor Wants to Raise Surcharges on Uber & Lyft
Propped up by venture capital, ride-hailing service like Uber and Lyft are artificially cheap. But the convenient services are bad for cities in many ways. Under a new set of fee structures, the revenue will be used to help fund transit, including an initiative to speed up neighborhood bus service.
October 23, 2019
An Election Cycle Andrew Yang is Winning: The Candidate On A Bike!
Here's an election cycle Andrew Yang is winning.
October 21, 2019
In NYC, the Best Bike Lanes are in Rich Neighborhoods. (But it may not be exactly what you think.)
Rich neighborhoods have the best bike infrastructure in the city according to a graduate student's "bike infrastructure grades." The best infrastructure is in wealthy central business districts. But many neighborhoods, both rich and poor, get failing grades.
October 19, 2019
San Francisco Banned Cars From Iconic Market Street
After eight years of planning — and more years of advocacy and pushing — San Francisco approved the "Better Market Street" plan. It will ban private cars on Market Street, add raised, protected bike lanes and make San Francisco's iconic street a more comfortable place to walk and bike.
October 16, 2019
Hearing the Disability Community In Vision Zero
NYC DOT's chief accessibility specialist on the challenges and successes of inclusion.
October 10, 2019
California Gov. Issues Executive Order to Transportation Funding With Climate Goals
For the first time, California's top leader is calling for transportation funding to align with state goals on climate and the environment, and to help people cut back on driving
October 3, 2019
