An initiative that encourages people to use a bike instead of a car seems like a good thing, but does National Bike to Work Day actually encourage bikeability?
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When a vital commuter route was scheduled for a 90-day closure, this city made the most of the situation by encouraging would-be commuters to spend time in downtown, instead.
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It can be intimidating for inexperienced cyclists to ride in the road with cars. If that’s you and you’d prefer to use the sidewalk, here’s how to do so safely and respectfully.
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When it comes to transit mega project delays and overruns, there are typically two reactions: to trash the project mercilessly or unconditionally back it to the end. But there is a third option.
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Long commutes and those who must endure them are reliable stories for a transportation reporter. What’s not often talked about is what lies behind the “super-commuting” phenomenon—cheap gas, sparse housing and inadequate transit.
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The cost of commuting places a disproportionally heavy burden on the working poor--some of whom pay as much as 75% of their income on transportation. The gap between “making it” and “falling behind” is literally being exacerbated by the mistakes of transportation and land use planning past.
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Using visualized data to map affordability in a local community.
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All people are entitled to equal treatment under the law. So where did we get this notion that public roads should be only for one type of user — the motorist?
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