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Parking Madness 2019: Masterlist of Parking Craters
Atlanta/Candler Parking MARTA Station Carl Holt Atlanta’s transit system built a lot of Park and Ride stations in its historic, streetcar suburbs. Edgewood/Candler Park was part of the first stations to open in 1979, it is located 3 miles outside of Downtown Atlanta. MARTA’s Edgewood/Candler Park was the first TOD built on existing surface park … Continued
March 21, 2019
Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty
A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.
March 19, 2019
Trump Administration Continues Funny Business with Transit Funding
About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.
March 19, 2019
Parking Madness Competition: Which Former Denver Parking Lots Improved the Most?
This year's tournament will match up reformed parking craters: Former surface lots that are now filled with city. Send us entries!
March 15, 2019
CU Denver Study: Uber and Lyft Reduce the Need for Parking
Cities can start reducing parking at destinations like airports, concert venues, bars and restaurants and in downtown areas, according to a new University of Colorado study.
March 13, 2019
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak
He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.
March 12, 2019
Uber Got Off the Hook for Killing a Pedestrian with its Self-Driving Car
Safety oversight for self-driving car companies is off to a bad start.
March 12, 2019
How Driving is Encouraged and Subsidized — By Law
Greg Shill, a law professor, attempted to itemize all the ways driving is legally favored in the U.S. Let's just say it's a long list.
March 8, 2019
New Bill Would Provide a Tax Break for Bike Commuters
Bike commuters would be able to write off $53 per month in related expenses, under a new House bill.
March 6, 2019
Want to Grow Transit Ridership? Improve Bus Service
The weakest link is often bus service, but improving it holds the key to maintaining ridership.
March 4, 2019
