Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Network Roundup

If you ever have the bad fortune to be involved in a collision as a pedestrian, your chances of survival hinge on one crucial factor: the speed the motorist was traveling. If the driver was going 40 miles per hour, the victim has only a 15 percent chance of living. But at 20 miles per […]

We knew this election was going to have big repercussions for the future of our national transportation system. Republicans will take the House and its committee chairmanships. And the winners of governors races in Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida have threatened to torpedo their segments in a proposed network of faster intercity rail. There will be […]

They say it’s a sign we’re coming back to earth as a result of the recession. And perhaps it signals a growing environmental awareness. Certainly, the loss of cheap and easy credit is a factor, as well. Whatever the cause, we all have a reason to be thankful: the McMansion is losing favor with American […]

Can discussions of sustainability and the built environment progress without devolving into a city-versus-suburb grudge match? Over at Grist, former Streetblog Network manager Sarah Goodyear is asking that question. To say that all suburbs are bad, and all cities are good, from an environmental standpoint, oversimplifies a complex problem, and as Goodyear points out, sorting […]

Last week, Tanya reported that many states have disproportionately raided their bicycle and pedestrian funds to pay for $2.2 billion rescinded by the feds. Today the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia brings us an example of two guilty states. New Jersey and Pennsylvania hewed to the tendency among state DOTs to target Transportation Enhancements funds, […]

Changes to the street often have a way of irritating people who were accustomed to the way things used to be, but sometimes it’s surprising how seemingly minor changes can set off an angry response. In Seattle, the city’s installation of bike boxes — painted street markings that let cyclists advance to the front of […]