Neal Pierce wonders when we will start diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from new "spaghetti bowl intersections" to a passenger system "worthy of a great ...nation."
Congress has continued to demand that Amtrak become "self-sustaining." It won't happen--there's virtually no place in the world where rail or other transportation systems pay their own way...And while Amtrak gets hammered for its costs, projects like $600 million highway spaghetti bowl intersections sprout across the country...one has to wonder, will we start diverting those hundreds of millions to a passenger system worthy of a great (and more secure) 21st century nation?
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Seattle Legalizes Co-Living
A new state law requires all Washington cities to allow co-living facilities in areas zoned for multifamily housing.
NYC Officials Announce Broadway Pedestrianization Project
Two blocks of the marquee street will become mostly car-free public spaces.
The City of Broken Sidewalks
Can Los Angeles fix 4,000 miles of broken sidewalks before the city hosts the 2028 Olympic Games?
Tall Vehicles: Unsafe at Any Speed
Vehicles with taller front-end designs are more likely to injure pedestrians even when traveling at lower speeds.
Commentary: Minimum Lot Sizes Drive Up Housing Costs
How making residential building requirements more flexible can ease the housing crisis and make neighborhoods more livable for more households.
Study: Automobile Dependency Reduces Life Satisfaction
Automobile dependency has negative implications for wellbeing. This academic study finds that relying on a car for more than 50 percent of out-of-home travel is associated with significant reductions in life satisfaction.
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