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Amster-Damn! European City Leads on Banning Ban Gas-Powered Cars
By 2030, the city plans to ban all gas-powered cars from the city limits. The city will begin phasing them out next year.
May 6, 2019
Fed E-Scooter Safety Study Raises Serious Concerns
A new CDC study raises some concerns. But we still don't know really how injury rates compare to other modes.
May 6, 2019
Streetfilms: See The Awesomeness of Portland’s Car-Free Tilikum Crossing
Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. revisits a back-to-the-future idea whose time has come again for many cities.
May 3, 2019
Northeast States May ‘Cap and Trade’ Transport Emissions
Funding from a proposed "cap and invest" program for the northeast could create money for bike lanes and transit-oriented development.
May 3, 2019
Your Parking Madness 2019 Champion: Providence
The Rhode Island capital reclaimed most of its downtown from cars, earning the coveted golden trophy.
April 24, 2019
The Economic Value of Actually Following Through on a Bike Plan
Building out Kansas City's bike plan would add $500 million to the local economy and, save 36 lives a year, a new study finds.
April 15, 2019
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Providence vs. Austin
The Rhode Island Statehouse grounds face off against the site of a former Hooters restaurant for "most improved" parking crater.
March 29, 2019
Better Bus Stops and Faster Trips Coming to RTD’s 15 and 15L East Colfax Lines
RTD will upgrade bus stops, add bus shelters and install safety upgrades at 37 bus stops for the 15 & 15L along East Colfax. Changes to the street will boost pedestrian safety and accelerate bus trips, too.
March 28, 2019
NY: Has Congestion Pricing’s Moment Finally Arrived?
At long last, the congestion price may finally be right. State legislators, facing pressure after years of inaction on transit issues, are closer to passing congestion pricing than they’ve ever been, according to multiple sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations. Anything can happen, of course, but there is less opposition than ever among the Democrats … Continued
March 15, 2019
RTD at 50: The 50 Most Fascinating Facts & Stats
On RTD's 50th anniversary, Streetsblog gathered 50 the agency's most fascinating facts and stats.
March 13, 2019