Transportation

SEPTA Station

Could the Philadelphia Transit Strike Determine Who Becomes the Next President?

Hundreds of thousand of bus, trolley and subway riders (and potential voters) in Philadelphia have been left to find alternative means of transportation since Nov. 1 due to a strike by the local Transport Workers Union who work for SEPTA.

November 3, 2016 - The Washington Post

Indianapolis Freeway

Indianapolis' Inner Loop at 40

Indianapolis' I-65/I-70 inner loop, now 40 years old, made a big impact on the city.

November 3, 2016 - Indianapolis Monthly

Chicago

Chicago Debates Merits of Expanding the Kennedy Expressway

Chicago's Kennedy Expressway to the O'Hare Airport is getting a $22.9 million lane expansion, some active transit and public transit advocates question the wisdom of that investment.

November 3, 2016 - DNAinfo Chicago

Fatal Explosion in Gasoline Pipeline that Suffered Major Spill in September

A strategic interstate gasoline pipeline exploded in Alabama on Oct. 31, not far from the September spill site after an accidental strike by a track hoe, killing one and injuring five workers. Higher gas prices and long lines are anticipated.

November 3, 2016 - Reuters

UC Berkeley

A Plan to Revolutionize Biking in Berkeley

The city of Berkeley, California released its new Bicycle Plan in October. The plan includes a cycletrack network that would look right at home in Denmark.

November 3, 2016 - Systematic Failure

Boston Subway T

Bridj Wants to Offer Late Night Transit Service in Boston

A proposal by on demand bus and shuttle company Bridj would fill a gap in late night service in the Boston area.

November 3, 2016 - Boston Herald

Pedestrians

Pedestrian Shaming Is the Wrong Way to Vision Zero

It seems like pedestrian safety campaigns that focus on the errors and guilt of pedestrians miss the point. Shaming pedestrians will not keep them safe, but safer streets will.

November 3, 2016 - Curbed

Bike Trail

New Anacostia Bike Trail Segment: Kind of Like the Cherry on Top

Greater Greater Washington raves about the new section of the Anacostia River Bike Trail, calling it arguably the most beautiful bike trail in the region.

November 2, 2016 - Greater Greater Washington

New York Skyline Fisheye

12 Big Ideas for the New York City of the Future

Faced with a surging population and a need for big new ideas, Crain's recently tasked 12 design and planning firms to conjure up creative ideas for the city.

November 2, 2016 - Crain's New York Business

Los Angeles STreet

How Los Angeles Redefined Mobility as a Service

Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds discusses her vision for urban mobility and the growing role of city leadership.

November 2, 2016 - The Planning Report

Baltimore Bike Share

Bikeshare Launches in Baltimore

It took six years and two returns from the dead, but Baltimore now has its own bike share system.

November 2, 2016 - Baltimore Brew

[Y]our Future, According to Chris Leubkeman

As leader of Arup’s global Foresight + Research + Innovation team, Chris Luebkeman spends much of his time thinking about how to build tomorrow’s cities today. Writer Peter Moskowitz spoke with him about aging and climate change.

November 1, 2016 - Doggerel

Pumping Gas

U.S. Gasoline Consumption Jumps Three Percent in First Six Months of 2016

Gasoline consumption continued to increase for the first six months of the year, as it has for the last years, reports the Federal Highway Administration. What's different this year is that it was by the largest amount, ever.

November 1, 2016 - U.S. Department Of Transportation

MTA Gears Up for December Opening of Second Avenue Subway...Maybe

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is committed to opening the first phase of the new Second Avenue subway in December, but a New York Times report sheds doubt on all three new stations being ready before 2017.

November 1, 2016 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

Talinn Estonia

Lessons From the Free Public Transport Capital of the World

How making public transportation cost-free has—and hasn't—benefited Estonia's capital city.

October 31, 2016 - The Guardian

RTC Bike Share Shows Las Vegas' Bike-Friendly Side

An intrepid reporter took a tour of the new RTC Bike Share system in Las Vegas—along the way illustrating the bike-friendly realities of Sin City.

October 30, 2016 - Las Vegas Review-Journal

An Ongoing Battle for Better Bus Stop Access

Advocacy groups in the Dayton, Ohio region have found repeated reasons to push malls and the RTA transit system for improved access to malls. Lawsuits and federal mandates have ensued.

October 29, 2016 - Dayton Daily News

New York Parking

NYC Preps to Scrap East Harlem Parking Minimums

Stating the need for increased density and transit-oriented development, the Department of City Planning will remove the neighborhood's parking requirements.

October 28, 2016 - StreetsBlog NYC

Columbia River Gorge

Oregon DOT's Columbia River Gorge Bus Service a Smashing Success

The first season of a two-year pilot project for the Columbia Gorge Express has been a huge hit.

October 28, 2016 - Bike Portland

Chicago

The Big Ideas Behind the Proposed 'Chicago Transit Redevelopment Trust'

The Chicago Central Area Committee has thrown its hand into the ring for the "100&Change" grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

October 28, 2016 - Crain's Chicago Business

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