Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Young people

Ohio’s “Jobs and Transportation Plan”: A Blueprint for Robbing Young People

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 30, 2013 | 3 Comments

The other day I stumbled upon a document from the Ohio Department of Transportation called Ohio’s Job’s and Transportation Plan [PDF]. As I read it, I couldn’t help but feel pessimistic about the direction of the state. The plan is to borrow $1.5 billion against future Ohio Turnpike revenues, match it with federal funds, and […]

Will Cities Hold on to Younger Residents as They Have Children?

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 6, 2012 | 37 Comments

Many American cities are proving to be more resilient than suburban areas thanks in part to the shifting preferences of today’s young people. But as USA Today reported in a talked-about article earlier this week, the cohort that has flocked to cities is now reaching a stage of life which, historically, has been more closely associated […]

“We’d Rather Work on Our Fixies”: Cars Fade Into the Background

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 18, 2012 | 5 Comments

What is it with kids today? They just don’t seem to be that interested in driving. Over the weekend, the LA Times ran a long story about Crenshaw Boulevard, a corridor under transformation by light rail. The story’s subtitle was: “Optimism and anxiety travel along its route, as a revived rail service push and an […]

Stroller-Share: Can I Get an Amen?

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 24, 2012 | 35 Comments

Childless urbanites love to hate the stroller. New Yorker Laura Miller started a blog, “Too Big For Stroller,” dedicated to mocking older children who get around the easy way. Commenters on a Greater Greater Washington story about strollers on buses last year showcased surprising vitriol, saying, “Carry your child, like an able-bodied adult should” and […]

Goodbye, James Dean: Young Men Reject America’s Car Obsession

By Phineas Baxandall | Jun 29, 2012 | 4 Comments

Phineas Baxandall is a senior analyst at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. This piece was originally posted on Huffington Post. Just released official data show that Americans drove a billion fewer miles in April 2012 compared to April 2011, despite a slightly better economy. It’s now well known that Americans, led by youth, have been reducing their […]

High Anxiety: Good Parents and Bad Parents on the Road

By Anne Lutz Fernandez | Jun 26, 2012 | 12 Comments

America’s roads have suddenly become dangerous places for America’s children. At least, that’s what’s suggested by a flurry of viral stories involving kids and cars. In May, an inebriated Florida couple made news when they took their granddaughter for a joy ride, pulling her behind their SUV in a toy car. Then came the story […]

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