For Women Only: Safety by Segregation
Jonna McKone of TheCityFix reports: "More women are commuting today than ever before, and this includes girls and youth expected to travel independently to and from school or work. Publication Date:...
View ArticleWhy do Republicans Hate Transit?
The answer? Rural and non-urban districts tend to elect Republicans, and urban centers elect Democrats: Publication Date: Tue, 01/25/2011
View ArticleAustralians Learning to Leave Cars Behind
Education appears to have had a significant effect in Australia, through a program called TravelSmart: Publication Date: Fri, 03/18/2011
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Friday Funny: A New Direction for Transportation Policy?
Sinclair writes:"...a quick summary of what's inside:Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011
View ArticleThe Dream Team Behind America's Transportation Revolution
It's an exciting time for progressive transportation policy, with transit, bike, and pedestrian programs gaining traction in every corner of the country.Publication Date: Mon, 04/16/2012
View ArticleSeattle DOT to Head in a Different Direction
Add Seattle to the list of cities looking for a new transportation czar.Publication Date: Fri, 11/22/2013
View ArticleTaxis v. Uber: A Regulatory Update
Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar are under attack from highly regulated taxi and cab companies. The friction has left cities and states struggling to find a balance between demand for rideshare services and the...
View ArticleA Shot Across the Bow of the Shared Economy
In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, New York Attorney General Eric T.Publication Date: Tue, 04/22/2014
View ArticleVeto Kills Uber and Lyft Regulation Exemptions in Arizona
Earlier in the week, the Arizona House of Representatives approved House Bill 2262, which would have exempted transportation network companies like Sidecar, Lyft, and UbPublication Date: Thu, 04/24/2014
View ArticleFirst State Legislature to Regulate Uber and Lyft: Colorado
The bill out of Colorado will allow transportation network companies to continue to operate in the state. The state's Public Utilities Commission will now have jurisdiction over the companies, which...
View ArticleFrench Employees Get Paid to Bike to Work
Angie Schmitt of StreetsBlog USA and Michael Graham Richard of TreeHugger summarize Reuter's post on the latest bike-to-work incentive in France. Twenty French companies comprising 10,000 employees are...
View ArticleNew Research Maps Transit Poverty
"Two Dutch researchers have developed a new way to identify where the residents are most at risk of transport poverty," according to an article by Cassie Ownes.Publication Date: Wed, 02/04/2015
View ArticleWhere Los Angeles Equals San Francisco's Density
Los Angeles urbanists often claim the nation's highest density, only to be reminded that their region still lacks an urban core. In a comparative density analysis of L.A. and San Francisco, Michael...
View ArticleGreater Montreal Seeks a United Front to Transit Growth and Sustainability
Flavie Halas reports in Citiscope on the ongoing effort in the Montreal metropolitan area to bring the region's 82 municipalities together on shared interests, including better transit, environmental...
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Carrots and Sticks: Making Driving Alone the Worst Option
Writing for The New Republic, Emily Badger has done the mental math, and at least for her taking mass transit makes more sense than driving to work in Washington, D.C. It's more convenient and less...
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The Transportation Policy of Four Presidential Candidates
Daniel McGraw reports on a talking point missing from the presidential campaign trail thus far: "As a country, we are in the middle of a radical shift in our relationship to the automobile and its role...
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Playing 'Telephone' with Transportation Data
The transportation policy debate regularly falls victim to incorrect or incomplete "facts" getting passed around like the game of telephone.
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Friday Funny: A New Direction for Transportation Policy?
Sinclair writes:"...a quick summary of what's inside:Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011
View ArticleThe Dream Team Behind America's Transportation Revolution
It's an exciting time for progressive transportation policy, with transit, bike, and pedestrian programs gaining traction in every corner of the country.Publication Date: Mon, 04/16/2012
View ArticleSeattle DOT to Head in a Different Direction
Add Seattle to the list of cities looking for a new transportation czar.Publication Date: Fri, 11/22/2013
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