Transportation

MoGo Bikeshare Bikes

Detroit Adds Adaptive Bikes to its Public Bikeshare Fleet

Detroit becomes one of the few cities offering adaptive bikes as an option in its bikeshare system's fleet.

May 21, 2018 - Curbed Detroit

Dockless Bikeshare

Report Offers Strategies for Dockless Bike and Scooter Success

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy weighs in on the hottest topic in alternative transportation.

May 21, 2018 - Mashable

Intercity Bus

Flixbus Ready for Inter-City Service in the USA

Flixbus is launching in Los Angeles, aiming for the kind of fast success they've had in Europe where they quickly became the continent’s largest bus provider after being founded in 2013.

May 21, 2018 - Quartz

Hollywood Sign

L.A.'s Anti-Density Advocate Still Hopes to Make Planners 'Uncomfortable'

One of the main forces behind Measure S spills her thoughts on Hollywood, homelessness and what’s wrong with planning in Los Angeles.

May 20, 2018 - Curbed Los Angeles

Brightline Partners With Lyft for First-Last Mile Fix

Florida's Brightline train system only has one station in each of the three cities it currently serves, so it has sought out a unique solution to the first-last mile challenge.

May 20, 2018 - The Palm Beach Post

Hubway Bikeshare

Bikeshare 'Border War' Breaks Out in Boston

Private dockless bikeshare companies are encroaching on territory controlled by public, docked bikeshare companies.

May 20, 2018 - The Boston Globe

Self-Driving Car

Self-Driving Car Companies Could Print Money If They Play User Experience Right

Providing user experience in self-driving cars offers an under-appreciated business opportunity.

May 19, 2018 - Quartz

Traffic Safety

Scotland Could Take '20 Is Plenty' National

It looks very likely that Scotland will take unprecedented action—and global leadership—in the name of traffic safety.

May 19, 2018 - Price Tags

Delivery Trucks

Why UPS Vehicles Sport a Sleek New Look

35 sleek trucks smoothing their way around Europe with increased visibility to decrease dangers for pedestrians and reduce drag for energy efficiency.

May 18, 2018 - Quartz

No Pay Bus Day in Lafayette, Louisiana

Bus rides will be free to coincide with the city of Lafayette's Bike Safety Festival on June 2.

May 18, 2018 - KLFY

School bus with stop sign

Pennsylvania Bill Would Allow Automated Cameras to Catch Drivers Passing School Buses Illegally

The Pennsylvania Senate Transit Committee approved a bill to allow for photo enforcement to catch drivers making illegal passes that could endanger children in front of school buses.

May 18, 2018 - Trib Live

Port of Oakland

Federal Judge Strikes Down Oakland's Ban on Coal Exports

Shipping coal from Utah to export to Asia through a new cargo facility in Oakland, California took a significant step forward on May 15 with a strongly worded ruling condemning the adequacy of the city of Oakland's environmental analysis.

May 18, 2018 - KQED: California Report

Voltaire

Friday Funny: A Satirical Adaptation of 'The Best of All Possible Worlds' from Candide

This version is called 'The Best of All Possible Plans.'

May 18, 2018 - Twitter

Bus Rapid Transit

Omaha Moving Forward with Bus Rapid Transit Line

The Omaha Bus Rapid Transit (ORBT) system will feature prepaid fares, 60-foot buses, level boarding, and bus lanes.

May 18, 2018 - Omaha World Herald

Sprawl

Documentary Explores the Realities of the Mega-Commute

What does the way people commute reveal about the role of individuals in society?

May 18, 2018 - CityLab

Pedal Pub

'Pedal Pubs' Challenge Established Traffic Laws

What they lack in speed they make up for in revelry. But multiple-rider "beer bikes" also pose challenges to regulators.

May 17, 2018 - Governing

Multi-Modal Intersection

The Case for Ending Legal Right Turns on Red Lights

Right turns on red became legal at a large scale across the country in the 1970s, despite the threats the practice represents to pedestrians and people on bikes.

May 17, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Washington, Oregon Border

Priced Lane or Priced Roadway?

The Pacific Northwest's Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area is studying options to add congestion pricing to one or two interstates.

May 17, 2018 - The Oregonian

On-Street Parking

Philadelphia Law Would Raise Parking Minimums

Swaths of the city of Philadelphia could see increased parking minimums if a new version of a bill that failed in 2016 makes its way through City Council.

May 17, 2018 - PlanPhilly

Self-Driving Bus

Automated Vehicles Pose 'Political Threat' to Transit

TransitCenter's Steven Higashide argues that despite all the hype around self-driving vehicles, traditional high-capacity transit still has some distinct advantages. As long, that is, as transit agencies are willing to recognize them.

May 17, 2018 - TransitCenter

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