Trump Administration Continues Funny Business with Transit Funding By Angie Schmitt | Mar 20, 2019 | No Comments About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.
The Craziest Anti-Bike Lane Arguments We’ve Heard By Angie Schmitt | Mar 18, 2019 | No Comments Professional bike advocates have heard some wild excuses not to build bike lanes. Here's a video of their all-time favorites.
Study: Better Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty By Angie Schmitt | Mar 15, 2019 | No Comments A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.
We’re Looking for the Most Improved Parking Crater! By Angie Schmitt | Mar 14, 2019 | No Comments This year's tournament will match up reformed parking craters: Former surface lots that are now filled with city. Send us entries!
Other Cities Overcame Duke’s Objections to Light Rail By Angie Schmitt | Mar 13, 2019 | No Comments In Minneapolis and Seattle, a "floating slab" helped mitigate hospitals' concerns about "vibrations" and electromagnetic fields from light rail. So in other words, Duke University basically ignored the facts when it opposed a light rail project.
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak By Angie Schmitt | Mar 12, 2019 | No Comments He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.