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An All-Too-Rare Idea to Improve Transit: Put People Who Ride Transit in Charge

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 30, 2017 | No Comments

Transit agency boards are often dominated by political hacks with little or no transit expertise -- many don't even know what it's like to ride the transit systems they oversee. Dallas is trying something different.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jun 30, 2017 | No Comments

CityBeat Examines Quest for Bike Infrastructure in Low-Income Cincinnati Communities
Unsafe Dayton Intersection May Become Roundabout (Dayton Daily News)
Cincy Bridge Transforms Into Tumbling Ring for Gymnastics Competition (WVXU)
Mayoral Candidate Pledges More Pedestrian, Bike Infrastructure (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Want Pizza in Akron? Wear a Helmet (Akron Beacon-Journal)
Amid Increasing Discontent, Cuomo Declares State of Emergency for NYC Subway (NYT)
North Carolina’s Triangle Pursues Federal Funds for Electric Buses (Mass Transit Magazine)

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Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jun 29, 2017 | No Comments

Mill Creek Trail Opens, Connecting Cleveland and Akron (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Cincy Cyclist Forum Convened After Bike Riders Killed by Drugged Drivers (WVXU)
Want to See U2? RTA Is Extending Hours for Concert (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Lucas County Approves TARTA Sales Tax Plan (Toledo Blade)
Stark County OKs SARTA Contract to Transport Chronically Ill (Canton Repository)
Bike-Share Programs Expand in Bay Area and York, PA (ABC 7, York Dispatch)
Dubai Transit Ridership Skyrockets to 3 Million for Eid Holiday (Khaleej Times)

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Macon, Georgia, Striped a Good Network of Temporary Bike Lanes and Cycling Soared

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 28, 2017 | No Comments

The experiment shows that if you build it, they will come -- even in smaller cities without a strong culture around active transportation.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jun 28, 2017 | No Comments

Hate Brent Spence Bridge Traffic? Take the Bus for Free (TANK)
TARTA Pursuing Alternate Funding Source to Replace Existing Property Tax (Toledo Blade)
Dayton Mall Plans Pedestrian-Friendly Redevelopment (Dayton Daily News)
Hamilton City Council: Make Ohio 4 Highway Walkable, Bikeable (Dayton Daily News)
Additional Federal Dollars Help Finish Akron’s Downtown Promenade (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
MARTA Absorbing Streetcar Won’t Affect Funding for Other Transit (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Emory University Seeking Annexation Into Atlanta — for Rail? (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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A Recipe for Cutting Traffic: Build More Apartments, Fewer Single-Family Homes

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 27, 2017 | No Comments

In the Twin Cities, people living in multi-family housing -- apartments, condos, or any kind of dwelling that shares walls with its neighbors -- travel by car 25 percent less than people who live in single-family homes. And they get around by walking, biking, and transit much, much more.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jun 27, 2017 | No Comments

State Lawmakers Threaten Saturday, Nighttime Bus Service in Canton (Canton Repository)
Ohio Transit Agencies Can’t Absorb Federal Tax Change That Will Cut Millions (Plain Dealer)
Will Downtown Kroger Avoid Cincy Streetcar Tax? (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Cleveland and Other “Comeback” Cities Need Transit to Grow Equitably (CityLab)
Akron Closes Streets to Cars, and People See Neighborhoods in New Light (WKSU)
Sound Transit Studying Potential Elevated Light Rail Line to Redmond (Mass Transit Magazine)
LA Motorists Demand to Use Neighborhood Streets as Freeway Alternative (LA Times)

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You Can’t Have Family-Friendly Cities Without Kid-Friendly Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 26, 2017 | No Comments

A lot of cities assume that all parents who can move to the suburbs will do so. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jun 26, 2017 | No Comments

TARTA Pitches Sales Tax Increase to Lucas County Communities (Toledo Blade)
Complete Streets, Not Potholes, Should Be Focus for Cleveland Mayoral Candidates (Plain Dealer)
Short North Residential Parking Plan Gains Traction (Columbus Dispatch)
Hundreds Ride for MS in NW Ohio (Toledo Blade)
Even the Amish Are Experimenting With Driverless Technology (WKYC 3)
BART Approves Sanctuary Transit Policy (East Bay Times)
Caltrain Seeks Sales Tax to Help Fund Electrification (Mercury News)

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Central Ohio Passenger Train Advocates Gather to Raise the Alarm — and Hope

By Ken Prendergast | Jun 23, 2017 | No Comments

The Trump Administration’s 2018 proposed budget would eliminate the Federal Transit Administration and its $4 billion annual budget within four years. It would also slash all funding to Amtrak’s National Network that has seen ridership grow 18 percent since 2000.

Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jun 23, 2017 | No Comments

Why Wouldn’t You Give Kids Better Access to Schools? (Dayton Daily News)
Dayton Bike-Share Holds “Tour de Link” (Dayton Daily News)
Pedicabs Coming to Hamilton (Dayton Daily News)
Parking Lots Cover Third of Downtown Akron — But Not For Long (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
All Aboard Ohio Holding “Rally4Trains” Event This Weekend (All Aboard Ohio)
Former MTA Chairman Back at Helm (NY Daily News)
Disrupted LA Transit Communication System Causes Massive Delays (LA Times)

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Today’s Headlines

By Timothy Broderick | Jun 22, 2017 | No Comments

Cincy Streetcar 2018 Budget Passes After Lengthy Debate (Cincinnati Business Courier)
GCRTA Fixes Sidewalks Underneath Transit Station (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
“Pop-Up Forest” Coming to Former Akron Innerbelt (WKYC 3)
Will This East Toledo Park Include Bike Trails? (Toledo Blade)
Cincinnati Mayor Cranley Adds $200,000 to Wasson Way Budget (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Minneapolis Light Rail Will Be Shut Down for 11 Days (Star Tribune)
Atlanta Mayor Wants to Shift Control of Streetcar to MARTA (Fox 5)

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