Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Michigan

The Brilliant, Satirical Campaign for More Parking in Michigan

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 18, 2013 | 9 Comments

They call their mission “The Cause.” And they say it’s critical to solving Michigan’s woes. Fortunately, though, the solution they have in mind is a simple one, and their name should make it obvious: “Michigan Needs More Parking.” This group has taken to the pages of Facebook and the local media to share their vision for a revitalized […]

Smaller Cities Taking on Big Transit Projects

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 7, 2012 | 4 Comments

Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Savannah, Georgia. Mid-sized cities like these are stepping up and demanding many of the same transit improvements as their larger cousins. A new report from Reconnecting America [PDF] offers recommendations for these less populated cities to consider, whether they’re pursuing some version of bus rapid transit or a streetcar. The mid-sized […]

How States Are Adapting to MAP-21’s Changes to Bike/Ped Funding

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 28, 2012 | No Comments

The current transportation law dealt a few hard knocks to bicycling and walking programs. One big one was the restructuring of the Transportation Enhancements program into something called Transportation Alternatives, which has to fund more types of projects with less money. The idea is that each state’s TA money will get split in half. Fifty […]

Suburban Voters Wisely Reject Proposals to Withdraw from Regional Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 8, 2012 | 8 Comments

Job markets are regional. So in order to serve a metropolitan region’s workers and by extension the local economy, transit must also be regional, seamlessly serving both central cities and their suburbs, whose share of employment has grown. Almost everyone recognizes that. That’s why for decades, the nation’s cities have been combining agencies and expanding […]

NRDC Gives Gas Consumption Maps a Helpful Revision

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 5, 2012 | 19 Comments

The overwhelming sentiment that greeted our story on the gas consumption maps the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club put out last week went something like this: These are almost useful. Just about everyone agreed that looking at total fuel consumption per county wasn’t very informative without weighing that number against population. There […]

The Best Amateur Music Videos in Support of Active Transportation

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 3, 2012 | 3 Comments

Transit and bike activists are creative folks. More and more young, car-eschewing millennials are making their case in amateur music videos. The result is funnier and more imaginative than anything you’ll find on basic cable. Check out this one from the University of Michigan. Production value, casting, script — this video is almost too good. […]

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