Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Cleveland

Bus stops in high-traffic environments like this roadside refuge in Silver Spring, Maryland -- the winner of Streetsblog's Sorriest Bus Stop competition -- make transit trips feel longer than they really are.

The Wait for the Bus Feels Longer If Your Stop Is Near Heavy Traffic

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 11, 2017 | 1 Comment

A pleasant waiting environment can make transit trips seem shorter, while traffic and pollution make waits seem longer than they really are, according to a new study.

Protestors gathered in Cleveland's Public Square to demand the return of bus routes to Superior Avenue. Photo: Angie Schmitt

Cleveland Paper’s Fact-Free Take on Transit: “Wheezing” Buses Pollute Downtown

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 21, 2016 | 8 Comments

In a recent editorial, the Cleveland Plain Dealer argued that "wheezing, block-long buses" should get booted off the city's main square, disrupting tens of thousands of transit trips. But rerouting the buses is going to make emissions worse, not better.

Booting Buses Off Public Square, Cleveland Deals Another Blow to Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 7, 2016 | 1 Comment

Transit riders in Cleveland can't get a break. Mayor Frank Jackson decided to reroute buses around the city's Public Square last month, undoing an earlier deal intended to protect transit riders.

A Better Bus Stop: Big Ideas From Transit Riders for a Better Wait

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 1, 2016 | 15 Comments

Streetsblog has been calling attention to the dismal state of transit waiting areas with our Sorriest Bus Stop in America tournament. Transit riders have to put up with conditions that no one should stand for — bus stops with nothing to sit on and no shelter, bus stops by dangerous, high-speed roads with no sidewalks, even “secret” bus stops […]

Reminder: Just Laying Track Is No Guarantee Riders Will Come

By Angie Schmitt | May 12, 2016 | 55 Comments

Laying track isn’t enough to build a successful transit system — as some cities are learning the hard way. A slate of new rail projects — mostly mixed-traffic streetcars, but that’s not the only way to mess up — are attracting embarrassingly few passengers. Some of these projects may be salvageable to some extent, but for now, they don’t […]

Highway Propaganda Vids Sell City Residents on the Wonders of Wider Roads

By Angie Schmitt | May 3, 2016 | 18 Comments

It’s not enough for highway builders to carve out land at great public expense so they can jam more cars into cities. Now they want you to believe their projects are great for the neighborhoods that bear the brunt of the added traffic and pollution. Up top is a video produced by the Colorado Department of Transportation to sell the […]

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