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Ford to Citizens: Don’t Drop Dead
Automaker says high-tech gizmos in new cars will save lives — but no one really believes that.
January 10, 2019
Uber and Lyft Don’t Reduce Cars. Transit Does.
Seattle is the only major city that really grew the number of car-free and car-light households in the last five years. It's also the only one that's really grown transit ridership.
January 9, 2019
Check Out What Seattle Did with a Dead-End Street
Basketball anyone? One of the highlights from Seattle's Pavement to Parks program.
January 8, 2019
Richmond Shows How to Boost Small-City Transit
Richmond built a bus rapid transit line and reorganized its bus routes. Ridership rose 21 percent in a year.
January 8, 2019
Research Explains Why Pedestrians ‘Break the Rules’
Pedestrians behave unpredictably when the environment is not accommodating to them, new research using time-lapse video shows.
January 7, 2019
Monday’s Headlines
Driver Killed Woman Walking on Federal Blvd. Near Regis University Last Night (Denver Post) Raymond Hansford, 72-Year-Old Man Identified as Person Killed in Last Week’s Crash Near Colfax and Federal (9 News) Colorado DUI Arrests During High Enforcement Periods Fell to 7,723, Down From 10,350 in 2017 (AP) Boulder Daily Camera Readers Sound off on RTD’s … Continued
January 7, 2019
Denver’s New Bus and Train Fares Are the Most Expensive in the Nation
Today, the Regional Transit District raised prices for bus and train tickets to $3, making Denver the most expensive place to ride transit when compared to more than a dozen cities of similar size or larger.
January 2, 2019
Streetsies 2018: The True American Heroes of the Year
Activist moms. A can-do City Council president and even — shocking — a state DOT leader are this year's heroes.
December 31, 2018
Editorial: Stopping High-Speed Rail Would Betray California’s Future
Twenty-five times over budget, years behind schedule, and yet the project was completed... Oh, wait that was a road project
December 29, 2018
Is Portland’s ‘Congestion Pricing’ Plan Any Good?
Portland wants to put a price on driving on downtown freeways at rush hour. But it will need the Feds' approval.
December 26, 2018