Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Florida

Parking Madness Elite Eight Matchup: Dallas vs. Jacksonville

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 31, 2014 | 10 Comments

We’re on to round two of Parking Madness, our search for the worst parking crater in North America. And I have to say, the parking craters in this match do seem to have descended to a new level of horribleness. Dallas and Jacksonville are both such overachieving parking cities, it’s almost a shame they meet […]

Parking Madness: Calgary vs. Jacksonville

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 21, 2014 | 9 Comments

Parking Madness has gone international. Today we welcome our first parking crater contender from outside the United States, as Canada’s third largest city faces off against the home of the Gator Bowl. It’s Calgary versus Jacksonville. So, let’s see what our friends up north have to contribute to the proud American tradition of parking craters. Here’s […]

Pedestrian Deaths Edge Down, Following Unexplained 3-Year Rise

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 6, 2014 | 2 Comments

After three years of rising pedestrian deaths in America, there’s some good news this week about the safety of people on foot. Pedestrian deaths fell 8.7 percent in the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period the previous year, according to a report from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. That means about […]

UPDATED: Last Night’s Quiet Transit Victories

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 6, 2013 | 5 Comments

Yesterday was a relatively quiet election day for transportation-related ballot measures, but of the six transit initiatives that came before voters yesterday, five six passed, with a sixth seventh too close to call. That’s in line with last year’s 79 percent success rate — 71 percent since 2000. When asked, voters overwhelmingly choose to raise […]

Attacking the Language Bias in Transportation Engineering

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 3, 2013 | 20 Comments

“Improvement.” “Upgrade.” “Level of Service.” The traffic engineering profession is full of buzzwords laden with meaning — and, for the most part, the embedded meaning is something to the effect of “cars are king.” Ian Lockwood, P.E., has been working in the engineering profession for 30 years. He served as the chief transportation official for […]

LaHood: Zero Tolerance for Drivers Who Disrespect Cyclists

By Kathryn Reid Moore | Apr 12, 2013 | 22 Comments

First there was “Click It or Ticket.” Then there was Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Now, U.S. DOT is campaigning to end another life-threatening behavior: disrespecting cyclists. “We need to develop zero tolerance for people who don’t respect cyclists,” Secretary Ray LaHood said yesterday at the first of two national bike safety summits hosted by U.S. […]

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