transit

Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.

Streetsblog Denver editor Andy Bosselman recently traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Check out his photos and observations related to the city's mobility options. 

Assemblymember Marc Levine floats idea of a replacement bridge--this time, rail should come first

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.

"Don’t spend any more money on highways," says Mike Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor and onetime Democratic presidential nominee.

TransitCenter, which provides funding to Streetsblog Denver, originally published this story on its blog. It highlights a survey from Amalgamated Transit Union, where 79 percent of drivers indicated that routes are not designed to allow enough time for bathroom breaks, a factor a representative from the Local 1001, which represents RTD drivers, echoed in a recent Streetsblog … Continued

What would you say if I told you I could reduce RTD’s budget deficit while decreasing fares, and make the whole system more useful, all without raising taxes?

A Koch-funded group argues that improving walking, biking and public transportation in Denver will actually increase traffic congestion. And that somehow the opposite, allowing a growing population to cram more cars onto already clogged streets — is the best way to move forward. Here's another vision for the city's streets.

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