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How Can Bike-Share and Car-Share Increase Job Accessibility in Cleveland?

By Tim Kovach | Jul 20, 2017 | No Comments

To what extent is job access greater by car than via transit in low-income areas? How does this gap change when we improve access to and from transit stations?

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jul 20, 2017 | No Comments

Scrap Brent Spence Bridge Mega-Project and Start Over, Says NKY Mayor (NKY Tribune)
Columbus Micro-Transit Rule Allows Ridesharing Company to Thrive (Columbus Business First)
Is a SW Ohio Regional Transit Authority Possible? (CityBeat)
Western Hills Viaduct Reopens After Debris Fell on Car (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Cincy Streetcar Director Accepts Job on East Coast (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Framingham Eyes Multimodal Network With New Planning Document (MetroWest Daily News)
Allegations of Racist Firing Practices Dog DC Metro (WaPo)

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It’s Official: Mexico City Eliminates Mandatory Parking Minimums

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 19, 2017 | No Comments

The new regulations will make housing more affordable, transit more convenient, and streets less congested.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jul 19, 2017 | No Comments

TARTA Tax Plan in Jeopardy After Sylvania Defects (Toledo Blade)
Falling Debris Shuts Down Western Hills Viaduct (WCPO)
Cincinnati Bus Riders Face Service Cuts (WVXU)
COTA Re-Routes Buses After Historic Flooding (Columbus Dispatch)
Parking Plan Failure Leaves Short North Businesses Waiting (WOSU)
Will MTA Ban Eating on Subway? (NYT)
Uber Sued, Again (Denver Post)

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Cleveland Clinic Lets Slip That the “Opportunity Corridor” Isn’t About Opportunity At All

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2017 | No Comments

The official line on the $331 million road project was that it was supposed to help poor Cleveland residents, not whisk people past their neighborhoods to reach the Cleveland Clinic. That was a lie.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jul 18, 2017 | No Comments

TARTA Sales Tax Plan Runs Into Trouble in Sylvania (Toledo Blade)
U.S. House Restores Funding for NE Ohio Towpath Improvements (Plain Dealer)
This Greater Cincinnati City Is Finally Getting Sidewalks (WCPO)
Will Updated Appraisal Stymie Dayton “High Line”? (Dayton Daily News)
Defunct Rail Cars Will Soon House Akron Artists (Plain Dealer)
New Streetcar, Bike-Share Prove Popular in Detroit (Detroit Free Press)
NYC Subway Track Fire Injures 9, Causes Delays (NYT)

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What Are the Drivers of Driving Alone?

By Tim Kovach | Jul 17, 2017 | No Comments

In the midst of running my statistical analyses for last week’s post on why fireworks are almost as trash as I am, I caught the statistical analysis bug and wanted to keep running regressions. Naturally, I decided to look at a dataset that I use frequently for my job and which I had recently been parsing through yet again – the American Community Survey’s means of transportation to work data.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jul 17, 2017 | No Comments

Ohio Transit Needs Great, But State Skimps on Funding (WCPO)
Bike Lane Could Replace On-Street Parking in Troy (Dayton Daily News)
Someone Shot an RTA Bus (Dayton Daily News)
Toledo Driver Injures Pedestrian and Flees the Scene (Toledo Blade)
Historic Flooding Shuts Down Findlay Streets (Toledo Blade)
DC Metro Will Start Charging for Parking (WaPo)
Bike-Share Opens in Pasadena (KPCC)

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How Ethical Is Your Driving?

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 14, 2017 | No Comments

Most of us who drive don't spend much time weighing the morals of our behavior as motorists, but we should. Otherwise, by the time the ethical implications of our behavior are clear, it's probably going to be too late.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jul 14, 2017 | No Comments

Sylvania City Council Expresses Reservations About TARTA Tax (Toledo Blade)
Hamilton Honors Local Transportation Guru (Middletown Journal-News)
Greater Cincinnati Towns Launch Bike-Share (Soapbox Cincinnati)
Storms Threaten Annual Southwest Ohio Cycling Event (Middletown Journal-News)
Red Light Cameras Returning to Dayton (Dayton Daily News)
Denver Mayor Releases Ambitious “Mobility Action Plan” (Denver Post)
MBTA Pursues Better “University Pass” for Local Students (Boston Globe)

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Milwaukee Forges Ahead With Its First Bike Boulevards

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 13, 2017 | No Comments

Milwaukee will be getting its first bike boulevards, the city announced this week, the beginning of what should eventually be a citywide network of low-traffic, low-stress streets for cycling.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jul 13, 2017 | No Comments

Cincy Streetcar Ridership Rose in June (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Knight Foundation Grant Funds Pedestrian Corridor in Downtown Akron (WKSU)
Why is Cuyahoga Falls Redeveloping a Pedestrian Plaza to Include Cars? (WKSU)
More Roundabouts Popping Up in Cincinnati (WCPO)
Allen County RTA Seeking Tax Levy to Accommodate Increased Ridership (Hometown Stations)
SEPTA Changes Collection Policy to Catch Fare Dodgers (Philly Voice)
Denver Prioritizing Transit, Safety Over Cars (Denver Post)

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