Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Network Roundup

Cyclists in rainy Washington state enjoy the rosiest climate for cycling, while hilly West Virginia presents the most obstacles for its two-wheeled travelers. Those are the findings from this year’s Bike Friendly States program from the League of American Bicyclists. Washington was joined by a regionally diverse set including Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New Jersey, […]

You can tell by the bike pin on his lapel that Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is a lawmaker who gets it. Thankfully, Blumenauer’s policies live up to his accessories: His recently introduced “Commuter Relief Act” would expand tax credits for those who commute by bike, foot, carpool or transit. The bill would bring tax incentives […]

Here’s what’s grabbing our attention around the Streetsblog Network today: The Case for Subjectivity in Planning: Professional standards dictate that planners are supposed to be passionless bureaucrats who can administer city policy while putting their personal feelings aside. That, however, is a recipe for miserable planners and uninspired plans, says the “Subjective Planner” at Network […]

America’s bridges are deficient and its roads are potholed. The gas tax hasn’t been raised in over a decade, leaving revenues insufficient to maintain the infrastructure we have. Yet a strong bias toward new construction persists in American transportation policies. The Economist commented on this disconnect recently in a story about the state of U.S. […]

It says a lot about the state of politics in this country that the health of America’s cities has become a political wedge issue. Particularly in this latest round of budget debates, we saw program after program of particular importance in urban centers get the ax. How did this happen? How can America “win the […]

Among the myriad insights from the new Census is another blow to Milwaukee. The metro region was once again rated the most segregated in the country, beating out notoriously divided metros like Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago and LA. We’ve written before about how metro Milwaukee’s development policies encourage sprawl, isolating people of color and the poor […]