How Structural Racism at Regional Planning Agencies Hurts Cities
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Your regional planning agency is probably set up to favor the suburbs.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Streetsblog USA
The 2017 Streetsies: Best and Worst of the Year
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We asked. You voted. Enjoy the Streetsie Awards for the best and worst of 2017.
Is Your City Committed to Vision Zero, or Just Paying Lip Service?
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For mayors, declaring a commitment to safer streets is the easy part. Following through with meaningful policies to rapidly reduce traffic injuries and deaths is another matter.
What the Amtrak 501 Derailment Says About America’s Failure to Prevent Train Crashes
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While the investigation is just beginning, initial reports indicate that the train entered a tight curve at too high a speed.
![Annual transit trips in Seattle, where trains and buses are absorbing just about all the growth in travel. Chart: Seattle DOT [PDF]](https://chi.preprod-streetsblog.alley.ws/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/12/seattle_transit_growth.png?w=400)
Seattle Adds People Without Adding Traffic
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Seattle is showing other American cities how transit can help a growing population get around without an increase in car traffic.
Elon Musk Is Wrong. The Only Way to Save City Transport Is to Share Large Vehicles With Other People.
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One man's genius can't change the geometric facts of cities.