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Miami’s Future Should Be Transit and Walking, But the Mayor’s Focused on Robot Cars
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is in charge of executing an ambitious transit expansion plan — but lately, in a spectacular example of missing the point, he's been talking up autonomous cars as the ultimate transportation solution.
May 26, 2017
Uber’s Latest Feature Reinvents the Wheels on the Bus
The company hopes that by avoiding looping through congested Manhattan to pick up and drop off multiple people, it will make trips faster and easier — but Uber is trying to solve a problem that buses solved generations ago.
May 24, 2017
Trump’s Budget Is a Disaster for Transit, and His Infrastructure Plan Is a Gift to Wall Street
The Trump administration's fiscal year 2018 budget, released yesterday, includes severe cuts to federal transit funding. Next stop: Congress, which will consider the president's proposal before it passes a budget over the summer.
May 24, 2017
After Five-Month Delay, Federal Judge Calls for Yet More Study of Maryland’s Purple Line
Facing pressure from elected officials, an appeals court, and the public to issue a long-delayed decision on Maryland's Purple Line light rail, a federal judge has determined -- five months after he was given the additional analysis that he requested -- that the project needs even more environmental studies.
May 23, 2017
After Boston’s Mayor Blames Crash Victims, Pop-Up Comics Push for Better Bike Lanes
Boston's latest do-it-yourself bike lane intervention might seem a bit sketchy — because it uses comics to prod City Hall for needed safety improvements.
May 22, 2017
Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It
When the low-hanging fruit has all been eaten, there's only one thing to do: climb higher.
May 22, 2017
Global Street Design Guide Now Available Free Online
As of this week, the Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online.
May 19, 2017
Don’t Judge Transit By the Gridlock on Nearby Roads
"Congestion relief is how someone who does not actually ride light rail would likely define success, but the primary job of light rail is to serve transit users, not motorists."
May 18, 2017
Public-Private Partnerships Will Not Save U.S. Infrastructure
A panel of experts told Congress that, even with perfectly executed public-private partnerships, the federal government still needs to provide its own support — especially for projects, like transit lines, that aren't guaranteed to generate toll revenue for profit-seeking investors.
May 17, 2017
It’s No Red Line, But These New Transit Lanes Will Speed Up Trips for Baltimore Bus Riders
It’s No Red Line, But These New Transit Lanes Will Speed Up Trips for Baltimore Bus Riders
The bus improvements would have made a good complement to the east-west rail line that Governor Larry Hogan killed in 2015.
May 17, 2017
