Sustainable Communities Archives

Commentary: Feel the Love This Winter Bike to Work Day

To many, “winter biking” sounds like an oxymoron. To Tenly Williams, it is pure love.

February 3, 2020

Commentary: Feel the Love This Winter Bike to Work Day

Urban Transportation Funding To Fall as Rural America Cashes In Under Trump

It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.

December 4, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs

The suburbs have a harder job than their urban counterparts to make streets safer, but one county outside Washington D.C. is showing that it is possible to cater to cyclists and pedestrians in a place built around the car.

December 2, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Air Quality

Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit

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

November 18, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Atlanta

Atlanta’s Transit Flaws Are State’s Fault

Atlanta is set to spend more than half a billion dollars to build a 22-mile light rail line — but the vital public infrastructure won't likely be done until 2050 because the city isn't getting state or federal funding. And that's the problem.

September 26, 2019

Streetsblog USA |safety

ANGIE SCHMITT: Goodbye, Streetsblog, I Love You

After nine years at Streetsblog, writer Angie Schmitt is moving on.

September 19, 2019

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