The Congress for New Urbanism released a highly entertaining top ten list today: the North American highways most in need of demolition. At the top is Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct, a structurally damaged elevated highway that, if removed, would free...

Like Joe Biden, Barack Obama also mentioned Amtrak in his acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention, but only in reference to his running mate's preferred mode of transportation. There were many, many things to be excited about yesterda...

Of course you can't bring this subject up without legions of people informing you that the gas tax pays for the highways. This simply isn't true. All the funds raised by the gas tax are spent on highways, and then a bunch of additional money is also...

New York's junior senator has introduced a version of the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act. The bill, which would provide...

A couple of weeks ago, as part of the "Bike Unfriendly Place of the Week" series at Streetsblog Los Angeles, I took a look at the bike planning at the Democratic National Convention. Local press reports were dire, noting that bike racks near the Pepsi...

Stripped of $140M, MTA Intends to Make Cuts Instead of Raising Fares (City Room, NY1, WNYC) LI State Sen. to MTA: Don't Expect Albany to Help Pay to Improve Transit (AMNY, News) Brooklyn Paper, in Its Roundabout Way, Condemns Removal of...

We got a tip yesterday about an errant driver hogging a curbside spot in a residential area: So, outside my house is a street with two hour parking. Today a Jaguar with dealer plates was parked there all day. When I checked, it...

Graphic: NYC Department of HealthThe NYC Department of Health announced the results of a citywide survey today assessing the health benefits of regular walking and biking. Based on telephone interviews with more than 10,000 New Yorkers, the health...

We've seen lots of new, innovative bikeway designs appear on New York City streets over the past few years. But there’s one very promising concept we haven't seen -- bicycle boulevards. Bicycle boulevard design uses a variety of techniques to...

Despite dozens of prior suspensions, unlicensed Allmir Lekperic was not charged for the deaths of two pedestrians. Photo: NYTWe heard the question more than once. When it was reported that Allmir Lekperic, the unlicensed driver who killed Peter and...