Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Infrastructure

Chicago Study Shows Speed Cameras are Saving Lives

By John Greenfield | Jan 6, 2022 | No Comments

The new report compared the changes in crash numbers near speed cameras and citywide between 2012-13 and 2018-2019 and confirmed that collision numbers have stayed relatively low near the cams.

Transportation planning needs better language accessibility, and more coalition building

By Ruth Rosas | Dec 31, 2021 | No Comments

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.

Talking Headways Podcast: Not Just Wires, Pipes, and Roads

By Jeff Wood | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments

This week, we’re talking about the importance a systems approach in interconnected topics like transportation, education, and health care (yes, they're interconnected!).

Reality Check: You Can’t Solve Congestion by Widening Roads

By John Greenfield | Dec 9, 2021 | No Comments

Yes, driving to work in Chicagoland is terrible, but more lanes aren't the answer. We need faster, more frequent, and more reliable CTA and Metra service.

Six Improvements Worth Celebrating Within Flawed Infra. Bill

By Benito Pérez | Dec 9, 2021 | No Comments

These are some of the IIJA's most notable successes — even if some of them are pretty incremental.

A Look Back at the E-Scooter Revolution (So Far)

By Brandon Bordenkircher | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

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 […]

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