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Want to Improve Traffic Safety? Let People Get Around Without Driving

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2014 | No Comments

This ad is being aired across Missouri to convince voters to OK a three-quarter-cent sales tax that would raise $5.4 billion for transportation projects — mostly highways — over 10 years. The spots have been airing heavily in the run-up to the August 5 election, supported by millions of dollars from construction companies that hope […]

Senate Tees Up Last-Minute Showdown on Transpo Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 30, 2014 | No Comments

With just two work days left before the federal transportation funding source dips into the red, Congress is moving toward a high-stakes showdown over how to close the gap. Yesterday the Senate passed a bill to transfer $8 billion from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund, which would keep things running until December […]

Long Beach Gets Moving on Southern California’s First Highway Teardown

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 29, 2014 | No Comments

This week, Long Beach put out a request for bids to tear down a stretch of the Terminal Island Freeway, opening up 20 to 30 acres for new park space. Brian Addison at Longbeachize explains why it’s a long time coming and very good news: It’s been named one of the top “Freeways Without Futures” […]

9 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Transit Still Struggling to Recover

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 28, 2014 | No Comments

Next month will mark nine years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, flooding nearly 80 percent of the city. In the wake of disaster, the city has demonstrated remarkable resilience. Its population has rebounded to about 86 percent of where it stood before the flooding. But a new report from transit advocacy group Ride New […]

What’s the Best Way to Tax Parking?

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 25, 2014 | No Comments

Taxing parking, the way Pittsburgh does, can make downtowns livelier and encourage a healthier mix of transportation options. Of course, implementing these policies can get tricky. A recent report from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute [PDF] delves into the issue and sorts out the best way to go about it. At his blog, Transport Providence, James Kennedy considers […]

How to Breathe Cleaner Air While Biking: Ride at 11 MPH

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 24, 2014 | No Comments

Portland State University Ph.D candidate Alex Bigazzi has been biking around Portland with a $300 homebuilt air quality monitor. His goal: to get a sense of how much pollution he was breathing and how to minimize exposure to harmful fumes. Bigazzi has recently been sharing his findings around Portland. Michael Andersen at Bike Portland reports today […]

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