Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic congestion

Mass. Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

For all the bad news about Massachusetts' transit system this month, the state’s app-based ride-hailing companies are having an even harder year, with surging prices, moribund ridership, and an expensive legal blunder that sank an $18 million lobbying campaign.

Could Bogota’s Model for Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?

By Skip Descant | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

A congestion-pricing project in one of South America’s most congested cities could emerge as a possible solution in U.S. cities eying similar traffic management solutions.

About half the width of San Antonio's Broadway Avenue. Via Google Maps.

When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part I: The Texas Road Diet Massacre

By Kea Wilson | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments

How can a city calm its most dangerous roads when those roads are owned by the state? San Antonio grapples with that question, thanks to Gov. Abbott.

Report: Workplace Parking Subsidies Drive Congestion

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 22, 2021 | No Comments

"Boston and other municipalities should accelerate the reconfiguration of roadways for the highest and best use of that space," the report urges.

How Many Cars Will Congest Your New Highway?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

A Colorado nonprofit has developed a calculator to help residents quantify how adding highway miles in their state will translate to more cars on the road, and they’re hoping advocates in other states will follow suit.

Car Pollution Makes COVID-19 Health Outcomes Worse

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 7, 2020 | No Comments

A new nationwide study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that people living in neighborhoods with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution are more likely to die from COVID-19 infection than patients from areas with cleaner air. That’s especially concerning for many of communities of color in Massachusetts, where the legacies […]

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