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Pittsburgh's "Paper Streets:" Hard To Maintain, Harder to Take Responsibility...
Some cyclists use this shortcut after work, when it is dark and difficult to see the path. An adult bike is positioned next to the sinkhole to show scale. (Photo by Emily DeMarco/PublicSource)Listen to...
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Virginia County Wants To Re-Envision Roads For City Rising West of Washington
Tysons Corner (photo via wikimedia commons)With four new Metrorail stations coming to Tysons Corner next year -- as well as a 40-year plan to to bring high-rise condos and gleaming corporate offices to...
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In Test of NYC's Public Support for Bike Lanes, A Tabled Plan Gets Second Look
Columbus Avenue bike lane in September, 2011 (photo by Kate Hinds)A stalled idea of putting a protected bike lane on a stretch of a Manhattan avenue is coming up for air, offering a test of public...
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NY City Council Passes New Legislation For Commercial Bicyclists
Bike racks in front of restaurants on Manhattan's Upper West Side (photo by Kate Hinds)(Elizabeth Spain - New York, NY, WNYC) New York's City Council overwhelmingly passed a package of four bills...
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NYC DOT Study: Street Redesign Good for the Economy
Union Square's pedestrian plaza (photo by Kate Hinds)New York City's Department of Transportation says redesigned streets have been very, very good to small businesses.A new report says that retail...
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VIDEO: Transportation Nation's Mug. It Can Be Yours.
Action shot from "Multi-Modal Mug" shot film by Amy Pearl / WNYCAt Transportation Nation, we serve up serious news, with flair, style, and a flash of java.Rejoice. (And get a tax deduction, too.) You...
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YEAR IN REVIEW Washington, D.C: Silver Lines, Express Lanes, Gentrification,...
(photo by Wally G)The Washington D.C. metropolitan region saw major developments in transportation that included progress toward completing the largest public rail project in the country, the opening...
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INTERVIEW: Author Jeff Speck Explains What Makes a City Walkable
Manhattan pedestrians, stepping peppily (photo by Kate Hinds)Manhattan pedestrians, stepping peppily (photo by Kate Hinds)LISTEN to this interview that aired on Marketplace or read a summary below....
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D.C. Planners: Regional Job Growth Should Focus On 'Activity Centers'
(Photo CC by Flickr user Metal Chris)Here's a strategy for growth. Build new housing where the action is. And that means around transit lines.In the Washington D.C. area, regional planners have mapped...
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NYC to Add Citywide 'Wayfinding' Maps to Encourage Walking, Business
(Image courtesy of NYC DOT)Even with smartphone maps, a waffle iron street grid and numbered streets in most of Manhattan, too many pedestrians are getting lost in New York City according to the NYC...
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Montana Legislators Want Drivers to Give School Buses More Room
Rep. "Doc" Moore, the sponsor of HB 155. (Photo by Jackie Yamanaka)(Helena, MT – YPR) – Montana lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a bill that would increase the distance motorists have to give a...
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DC Commuters Want Less Traffic, More Transit -- And No Congestion Pricing
(photo by NCreedplayer via flickr)Commuters are skeptical that congestion pricing will reduce traffic in the metropolitan Washington area and raise revenues to fund transportation projects. Instead,...
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NY City Council: DOT is Flouting Law on Safety Stats
New York City Council members James Vacca and Jessica Lappin with Transportation Alternatives' Juan Martinez (photo by Kate Hinds)Listen to the audio from Thursday's press conference:"In 2011, I...
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Why One San Francisco Bike Lane Design Is Upsetting Drivers and Cyclists...
JFK Boulevard, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. (Photo Courtesy of SFMTA Livable Streets)A prominent bike lane in San Francisco may be suffering because of its unique design. The ambitious, and...
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A Bike Lane Grows in Manhattan
Members of the public line up to speak at the Community Board 7's bike lane meeting (photo by Kate Hinds)The Upper West Side's 'bike lane to nowhere' will finally go somewhere.After lengthy debate --...
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Making Orlando's Streets Safer for Pedestrians
Pedestrians fare better crossing low-speed streets like this one in Thornton Park, Orlando. But high-speed, multi-lane roads are more of a challenge. (Photo by Matthew Peddie)For years, Orlando has...
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NJ Gov Christie: "Chewed Away" Shore Road Will Be Rebuilt
A coastal Jersey roadway ravaged by Sandy will take two years and over $215 million to repair.Aerial photographs of the Mantoloking Bridge and Route 35, before and after Sandy (image by NASA Goddard...
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Report Finds 10 Most Dangerous Roads in NYC Area for Pedestrians, "Arterial"...
Nassau County Pedestrian Fatalities, 2009-2011Fourteen pedestrians died along Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County, NY from 2009 through 2011. That's almost one fatality for each mile of road, a morbid...
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Harlem Has History of Child Pedestrian Danger
Most children who have died in traffic in Manhattan since 2009 have been hit within seven blocks of PS 155 (Photo by Alex Goldmark)Listen:As we reported last week, six-year old Amar Diarassoubba was...
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D.C. Considering Lifting Mandatory Parking Minimums
(photo by vpickering via flickr)The District of Columbia’s Office of Planning is considering a proposal to potentially squeeze the supply of available parking spaces in some neighborhoods as new...
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