Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Walking

MassDOT Secretary: “We Will Build No More Superhighways”

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 10, 2012 | 10 Comments

OK, everybody, pack your bags. We’re all moving to Massachusetts. The Bay State’s transportation secretary, Richard Davey, has launched a “mode shift” campaign, saying in no uncertain terms that it’s time for people to get out of their cars and onto trains, buses, bikes, and their own two feet. His goal is to triple the […]

The Motor City’s Fresh Take on the Urban Bikeway

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

In central Detroit, on the site of a former railroad, there’s a place just for bikes and pedestrians. In many ways, the Dequindre Cut is a cyclist’s (or a jogger’s) dream: a separated, below-grade bike path that at no point intersects with car traffic. It’s wide enough for a two-way cycle track plus a path […]

LaHood Incorrectly Blames 80 Percent of Pedestrians for Their Own Deaths

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 27, 2012 | 29 Comments

Last week, U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood helped NYC transpo commish Janette Sadik-Khan launch a new phase of the “LOOK!” campaign, with pavement markings instructing texting pedestrians to wake the hell up. He made a comment that made its way into his blog post about the event, as well as other media reports on the event, […]

Walk Score Factors In the Ineffable Qualities That Make Neighborhoods Great

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 25, 2012 | 9 Comments

Walk Score is a service that quantifies how walkable your neighborhood is and helps connect people with housing in areas where they can live car-free or car-lite. It’s a widely-used and practical tool, but it can be a little frustrating: Like anything so data-driven, it can leave out some of the intangible things you love […]

Pro Walknomics/Pro Bikenomics

By Gary Kavanagh | Sep 17, 2012 | No Comments

In order for our society to tackle the challenge of creating a more walkable and bikeable North America, with the appropriate devotion of money, resources and public space, we have to build a solid political consensus. Unfortunately, some of the compelling reasons to prioritize active transportation have been unnecessarily politicized into partisan issues. We can […]

Leinberger: Walkable Urbanism Is the Future, and DC Is the Model

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 13, 2012 | No Comments

Chris Leinberger wears too many hats to count – real estate developer, George Washington University professor, Brookings fellow – but he has one message: “Walkable urbanism is the future.” For years now, Leinberger has been preaching the gospel that the postwar era of automobile-oriented “drivable suburbanism” is over – and urbanism is the new wave. […]

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