D.C. Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Don't Drive
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Many employers in Washington, D.C. are now required to pay workers who turn down their company-sponsored parking benefits.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Equity
Op-Ed: Congestion Pricing Can Be Equitable, If Done Right
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Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington and is republished with permission. Congestion pricing is a strategy that charges drivers more for using road space during peak demand times. It’s an idea with many potential benefits, from reducing traffic to improving the environment. But congestion pricing also draws criticism around […]
Transportation planning needs better language accessibility, and more coalition building
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In a field like planning, that is technical and political, and requires community participation, language accessibility is one necessary tool, but it does not guarantee that the voices of the community will have an impact.
Advocates Debate Role of Education and Enforcement in Safe Systems Approach
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A prominent highway safety organization is still pushing enforcement and education in the fight to end roadway fatalities — again sparking controversy among advocates of better road design who say that driver behavior is already over-emphasized and policing subject to racial bias.
Free Passes For Boston’s Main Street Workers Boost Transit, Bluebikes Ridership
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Workers who got a $60 CharlieCard rode transit an average of 8.3 times during the first four weeks of the program, while workers with a smaller $5 CharlieCard took only 2 transit trips in the same period.
A Look Back at the E-Scooter Revolution (So Far)
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Read the article citations here. E-scooters launched unexpectedly in the United States in the fall of 2017, wrecking havoc on many unsuspecting city residents and offering a novel new transportation option to others. Cities were forced to spring into action and formulate the best way to respond to this new mobility option. Policymakers ran the […]