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San Diego Parking Craters Could House 8,000 Families Near Light Rail Stations

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 27, 2018 | No Comments

San Diego's transit agency has been reluctant to redevelop parking lots on land it controls near stations. It's time for a change, says Circulate San Diego.

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Traffic Safety Report Finds More Drivers Using Cellphones

By Melanie Curry | Apr 24, 2018 | No Comments

Despite laws against using a hand-held phone or similar device, a new report shows that people are not putting down their phones.

Transit ridership change from 2016-2017 in service areas with more than a million residents. Chart via Human Transit

Transit Ridership Slumping? Not in Canada.

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 23, 2018 | No Comments

It's not complicated: Canadian cities run better, more abundant transit service than American cities.

Lansing Is Your 2018 Parking Madness Champion!

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 20, 2018 | No Comments

Only one city (per year) can emerge victorious from the Parking Madness bracket and win the Golden Crater™. Our readers have spoken, and this year that city is Lansing, Michigan.

Kristi Finney, in the green coat, founded Oregon and Southeast Washington Families for Safe Streets after her son Dustin, 28, was killed by a drunk driver while biking in Portland. Photo: Kristi Finney

“I Can’t Be Quiet About This.” How a Grieving Mother Found Her Voice

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 19, 2018 | No Comments

Since losing her son Dustin to a drunk driver, Kristi Finney has become one of the Portland region's most energetic and compelling advocates for traffic safety reforms.

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