Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Studies & Reports

Avoid Bikelash By Building More Bike Lanes

By Michael Andersen | Apr 24, 2015 | 41 Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Here’s one reason the modern biking boom is great for everyone: more bicycle trips mean fewer car trips, which can mean less congestion for people in cars and buses. But there’s a […]

Got Transit Troubles? The Problem Could Be the Chain of Command

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 13, 2014 | 12 Comments

If you still have to juggle multiple farecards for the various transit systems in your area — or if urgent maintenance issues in the city core are going unattended while the suburbs get a shiny new station — the problem might run deeper than the incompetence everyone is grumbling about. The root of it all […]

Why Transit Agencies Should Woo “Bohemian Boomers” and “Metro Moms”

By Payton Chung | Sep 18, 2014 | 3 Comments

A new national survey released today by TransitCenter seeks to understand not just the who, but also the why, of Americans’ increasing transit use. The survey found that Americans’ feelings towards transit and cities vary considerably by age, personal values, and whether transit provides a feasible travel option in their neighborhoods. Factors that don’t have much […]

America’s Progress on Street Safety Is Pathetic

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 20, 2014 | 34 Comments

A new report from the International Transport Forum shows America is only falling farther behind all of its peer nations on street safety [PDF]. The traffic fatality rate in the United States (10.7 per 100,000 people) is nearly four times higher than in the United Kingdom (2.8 per 100,000) and close to double that of […]

Removing Center Lines Reduced Speeding on London Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2014 | 24 Comments

On some streets, getting drivers to stop speeding might be as easy as eliminating a few stripes. That’s the finding from a new study from Transport for London [PDF]. TfL recently examined the effect of eliminating center lines on three London streets. The agency found it slowed average driving speeds between 5 and 9 miles per hour, […]

The Secrets of Successful Transit Projects — Revealed!

By Payton Chung | Jul 10, 2014 | 21 Comments

All across America, cities are investing in new transit lines. Which of these routes will make the biggest impact by attracting large numbers of new riders? A landmark report from a team of researchers with the University of California at Berkeley identifies the factors that set successful transit investments apart from the rest. The secret sauce is fairly […]

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