Streetsblog Network
DePaul Study: Scooters Are Being Used for Trips to Transit, and in Low-Income Areas
The new study from the Chaddick Institute at DePaul University indicates that the profile of scooter riders goes beyond "tech bro" stereotypes.
August 26, 2019
Op-Ed: To Break the Car Culture, Reduce the Number of Parking Spots
We must amend our land-use, zoning, and on-street-parking policies to eliminate spaces and curtail their creation — fostering a vision of a life centered around people, not cars.
August 23, 2019
Exhaust Pipes Are Making Boston’s Heat Waves Much, Much Worse
The long-term climate impacts of the climate pollution from cars and trucks are well documented, but the daily short-term effects of the wasted heat energy radiating from engine blocks and exhaust pipes are making this summer's heat waves much more miserable for city-dwellers.
August 22, 2019
Massachusetts Climate Emergency Plan Could Deliver A Big Payday to Transit
Massachusetts officials said that they are committed to improving air quality and funding better transit options, particularly in low-income and racially diverse communities, while they design a new "cap and invest" program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
August 20, 2019
SF: No, a Scooter Company Didn’t “Red Line” Poor Neighborhoods
Last week's click-bait headline about Scoot red lining in the Tenderloin and Chinatown doesn't add up
August 20, 2019
Dedicated Bus Lanes Prove Successful in Massachusetts
The "pilot" phase for the new Mount Auburn bus lanes in Cambridge and Watertown is over, and the two municipalities are making the new bus lanes and transit-priority traffic signals a permanent amenity for riders of the 71 and 73 MBTA's "trackless trolley" bus routes.
August 17, 2019
Archive: The Right Way to Double Park a Delivery Truck
No vehicle is allowed to block a bicycle lane at any time. But FedEx and UPS are always there.
August 8, 2019
In Davis, a New Bike/Ped Safety Project Is Blamed for Heavy Traffic
But the congestion is cut-through traffic from out of town, going elsewhere
August 7, 2019
Op-Ed: Want Safe, Bikeable Streets? Get Rid of Free Parking, as Amsterdam Did
The city's $8-an-hour fees, residential permits, and limits to car ownership made it the world's bike capital. Is New York brave enough to try it?
August 6, 2019
In Praise of the Concrete-Protected Bike Lanes in Evanston, Illinois
It would be great to see more bike lanes with continuous concrete protection in the city of Chicago.
August 1, 2019
