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Meet a Police Chief Who Actually Says Reckless Driving Won’t Be Tolerated

By Angie Schmitt | May 22, 2015 | 5 Comments

If only more police officials took dangerous driving as seriously as Frank Koss, chief of police in Hinesburg, Vermont. An outraged Koss took to the pages of his local paper this week after a 17-year-old driver killed a local cyclist, saying “this was not an accident.” Joseph Marshall, a teenager who already had a record of reckless driving, was […]

Talking Headways Podcast: Oklahoma City Shapes Up

By Jeff Wood | Apr 30, 2015 | No Comments

This week on the podcast we’re bringing you the keynote address from the 2015 National Bike Summit, hosted by the League of American Bicyclists. The LAB’s Liz Murphy introduces Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, who talks about how he took his city from being rated as one of the least physically fit to one of the fittest. Cornett […]

Vote to Decide the Best Urban Street Transformation of 2014

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 17, 2014 | No Comments

If you’re searching for reasons to feel positive about the future, the street transformations pictured below are a good start. Earlier this month we asked readers to send in their nominations for the best American street redesigns of 2014. These five are the finalists selected by Streetsblog staff. They include new car-free zones, substantial sidewalk […]

Complete Streets Engineer and Intern Run Over on a Columbus Sidewalk

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 17, 2014 | No Comments

In an extraordinarily sad irony, the engineer in charge of Columbus, Ohio’s complete streets program has been gravely injured in a car crash. His 21-year-old intern was killed. The pair were walking in downtown Columbus Friday when, according to witnesses, Terrance Trent, 61, ran a red light and smashed his pickup truck into a school […]

Tulsa Mayor Hasn’t Ruled Out a Sidewalk Next to New Flagship Park

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 11, 2014 | No Comments

Earlier this week we reported on Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett’s decision to prevent construction of a sidewalk on Riverside Drive that would provide walking access to a major new city park. Local advocates say the lack of a sidewalk will make the park harder to get to on foot, and they don’t buy the mayor’s explanation that […]

Call for Submissions: The Best Urban Street Transformations of 2014

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 5, 2014 | No Comments

Washington Avenue in Minneapolis is thriving after the addition of light rail and bike lanes. Photo: Michael Hicks Did your city implement a road diet this year that really knocks your socks off? Is there a street near you with a new light rail line, or a protected bikeway, or fresh red transit lanes and […]

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